Annual Report 2011 - Berlin Brandenburg Airport · 2018. 7. 9. · Phone 01805 000186 Internet ... for far greater numbers of residents. The far-reaching effects arising from

Annual Report 2011SXF, TXL & BER

Bitte beachten Sie, dass der Eröffnungstermin für den Flughafen Berlin Brandenburg verschoben wurde.Please note that the opening date for Berlin Brandenburg Airport has been postponed.

Der Flughafen Berlin Brandenburg kann aufgrund von technischen Problemen an der Brandschutzanlage

noch nicht eröffnet werden. Ein neuer Eröffnungstermin wird noch festgelegt.

Technical problems with the fire protection system have forced a delay in the opening of Berlin Brandenburg

Airport. A new opening date has yet to be set.

Für diese Publikation gelten damit folgende Aktualisierungen:The following updates published here therefore apply:• Die Schließung der Flughäfen Tegel und Schönefeld (alt) erfolgt mit Eröffnung des neuen Flughafens.

The closure of airports Tegel and Schoenefeld (old) will coincide with the opening of the new airport.

• Prof. Dr. Rainer Schwarz, seit 2006 Sprecher der Geschäftsführung und kaufmännischer Geschäftsführer,

wurde auf der Aufsichtsratssitzung am 16. Januar 2013 mit sofortiger Wirkung abberufen.

Prof. Dr. Rainer Schwarz, CEO and Commercial Director since 2006, was dismissed with immediate effect

at the Supervisory Board meeting on 16 January 2013.

• Die Geschäftsführer der Flughafen Berlin Brandenburg GmbH (FBB) sind:

- Hartmut Mehdorn, Vorsitzender der Geschäftsführung

- Horst Amann, Geschäftsführer Technik/Betrieb

Presenting the board of management of Flughafen Berlin Brandenburg GmbH (FBB):

- Hartmut Mehdorn, Chief Executive Officer

- Horst Amann, Chief Operating Officer

Flughafen Berlin Brandenburg GmbH

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The Berlin Airports Schoenefeld and Tegel

Passengers in 2011

Berlin total 24,033,809

Berlin Schoenefeld 7,113,989

Berlin Tegel 16,919,820

Aircraft movements 2011

Berlin total 242,961

Berlin Schoenefeld 73,577

Berlin Tegel 169,384

Management

Prof Dr Rainer Schwarz

Dr Manfred A. Körtgen

Shareholders

Federal Republic of Germany 26 %

State of Berlin 37 %

State of Brandenburg 37 %

Airlines 86

Destinations 175

Employees

Total 1,436

Berlin Schoenefeld 1,001

Berlin Tegel 435

Vocational trainees 70

Contact

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Internet www.berlin-airport.de


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Contents

Editorial ............................................................................................................... 4

Berlin takes off here ............................................................................ 6All systems go ............................................................................................................. 8

Review 2011 – record year in SXF and TXL ........................................................... 10

BER 2011 – milestones ............................................................................................. 12

BER – the most important steps 2011 ................................................................... 14

Outlook ...................................................................................................................... 20

Our business fields .............................................................................. 22

Interview with Andreas Deckert ............................................................................ 24

Interview with Dr Till Bunse ................................................................................... 26

Destinations .............................................................................................................. 28

Berlin transport statistics ........................................................................................ 30

Cargo .......................................................................................................................... 34

Interview with Dr Norbert Minhorst ..................................................................... 36

Interview with Harald Siegle .................................................................................. 38

Who we are ................................................................................................... 40

Personnel ................................................................................................................... 42

Environment ............................................................................................................. 44

Environs ..................................................................................................................... 48

Dialogue ..................................................................................................................... 50

Structure .................................................................................................................... 52

Our figures ..................................................................................................... 56

Consolidated balance sheet .................................................................................... 58

Consolidated income statement ............................................................................ 60

Consolidated capital flow statement ..................................................................... 61

Consolidated analysis of equity movement ........................................................ 62

Consolidated notes .................................................................................................. 63

Analysis of fixed assets movement ....................................................................... 76

Consolidated management report ........................................................................ 78

Auditor’s opinion ..................................................................................................... 121

Legal information ................................................................................. 122

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Dear Sir or Madam,

When we look back at 2011, we see one

of the most successful years in our

corporate history, In 2011, for the first

time ever, the number of passengers at

the airports of the capital city region

in Tegel and Schoenefeld exceeded the

mark of 24 million. This is an increase

Editorial

of 7.7 per cent in comparison with the

previous year. Furthermore, this figure

means that aviation traffic in Berlin-

Brandenburg enjoyed more successful

development than the average of the

international commercial airports in

Germany for the ninth year in succes-

sion. These figures give us strength

and encouragement for the opening of


„24 million passengers give us strength and encouragement for the opening of the new Berlin Brandenburg Airport Willy Brandt.“

Prof Dr Rainer Schwarz, CEO Flughafen Berlin Brandenburg GmbH

the new Berlin Brandenburg Airport

Willy Brandt. Before operation even

begins, these passenger figures exceed

our original plans for the year of the

opening. We are especially pleased by

the improvement in the utilisation

of aircraft capacity – evidence of the

healthy aviation market in the capital

city region. The financial figures for

the Berlin Airports Schoenefeld and

Tegel for 2011 are also strong: revenues

of about €263 million are in line with

the budget, while earnings before in-

terest, taxes, depreciation and amorti-

sation (EBITDA) amount to about

€86.4 million, higher than in the

budget.

2011 as the year before operational

start-up of BER was an especially

important one for us. We reached

significant milestones with the deci-

sion of the Federal Administrative

Court regarding flights during periph-

eral times and the commencement

of trial operation. The construction

work at Berlin Brandenburg Airport

has also moved into the final phase:

about 5,000 construction workers are

employed in the completion of the

airport. The buildings and facilities rel-

evant for operation such as terminal

and passenger bridges, road connec-

tions and operational buildings were

well over 90 per cent complete by the

end of 2011.

The bottom-line results: we are on a

path of growth featuring attractive

connections, strong airline partners

who are raising the level of their com-

mitment in Berlin and a new airport

with outstanding infrastructure and

capacities for growth during the com-

ing decades. When BER – the IATA

code – begins operations on 03 June

2012, it will be the most modern air-

port in Europe. Its opening will mark

the beginning of a new era for the

capital city region.

Prof Dr Rainer SchwarzCEO Flughafen Berlin Brandenburg GmbH

Dr Manfred A. KörtgenCOO Flughafen Berlin Brandenburg GmbH


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Berlin takes off here

2011 was a record year for the Berlin Airports Schoenefeld and Tegel: for the first time in their history, more than 24 million passengers passed through the gates, an increase of 7.7 per cent in comparison with 2010. This means that the airports in Berlin were better than the average of the international commercial airports in Germany for the ninth year in succession. Moreover, they were able to hold third place among German commercial airports.


It truly is a crazy story. While the

newspapers are full of reports about

flight pattern protests in the south-

west of Berlin, feelings of resigna-

tion and nostalgia are growing in the

north of the city, although there is

little to be read about them. At the

new “Willy Brandt” Airport, 5000

construction workers and craftsmen

from all trades are hard at work to fin-

ish Berlin’s new gateway to the world

in time for its opening on 3 June, but

in Reinickendorf District there is a

feeling of growing dread about the

evening of 2 June and the days, weeks

and months that will follow – in

short, the time when aircraft no lon-

ger take off or land at Tegel. There are

fearful expectations of the loss and

exodus of 30,000 jobs in the direction

of Schoenefeld, but many here in this

region have not understood that the

new airport, in future the only one in

the region Berlin-Brandenburg, is a

growing job machine which could be

the equivalent of an economic stimu-

lus package.

The Berliners have far too long ac-

cepted a situation in which the capital

All systems go Make one out of three: as of 03 June 2012, Berlin will have Europe’s most modern airport.

By Gerd Appenzeller, publisher of the Tagesspiegel

city region of one of the world’s

largest industrialised nations could

be reached by air only by putting up

with substantial inconvenience, not to

mention the almost complete lack of

international connections. Only those

who often travelled around the globe

noticed how musty, time-worn and

overrun the Berlin airport worlds in

Tegel, Tempelhof and Schoenefeld are

or were, and this feeling of disquiet

grew from year to year. That will now

change in a flash. Before long, the re-

gion will be able to boast Berlin Bran-

denburg Airport – known as BER in

the code of international civil aviation

– as Europe’s most modern airport

and one of the most beautiful facilities

to be found anywhere in the world. It

is no coincidence that the architects

in the firm gmp oriented their work

in a broad sense to the Bauhaus style

and very closely to the Classic Modern

of the New National Gallery designed

by Mies van der Rohe. Meinhard von

Gerkan and Volkwin Marg have inte-

grated the structure into the Märkisch

landscape and German architectural

history. They have set this airport as a

kind of keystone to a complete oeuvre

of architectural creation which started

with Tegel Airport – the first large

commission for this firm, at that time

just getting started – which made avia-

tion history as an airport of short dis-

tances without significant checkpoints

in an age free of terrorist threats.

Tempelhof Airport has been closed

since 2008. When Tegel and Schoe-

nefeld Old stop operations, the capital

city will in future have only one

instead of three airports. The decision

that this would happen and is now

happening was anything but arbitrary.

A decision by the Federal Adminis-

trative Court in March 2006 which

cleared the way for the construction

of the new airport simultaneously

declared that Tempelhof and Tegel

would have to be closed when the

new airport was opened. The political

decision-makers had no choice in the

matter, and that has not changed. One

of their arguments has always been

that, while more people in the sur-

roundings of the new airport would

be subject to noise disturbance, the

closure of Tegel and Tempelhof would

more than compensate by putting an


end to noise disturbances from aircraft

for far greater numbers of residents.

The far-reaching effects arising from

the geographical location of an airport

and the mentality of the people using

it have been clearly demonstrated by

the completely contrary developments

of Tegel and Schoenefeld in the last

ten or twenty years. All of the attempts

following the reunification to persuade

the large airlines to relocate their oper-

ations from Tegel to Schoenefeld ended

in failure. The West Berliners were not

the only ones who loved the proximity

of Tegel to the city. The interior design

at Schoenefeld, marked as it was by so-

cialist ideals, and the shabbiness of the

facility itself was just as repellent to the

Berliners as it was to passengers from

other countries in Western Europe. It

was only when the no-frills airlines

focused their attention on the airport

in the southern part of the city that

the location began to boom beyond

anyone’s wildest expectations. After

the worldwide collapse of air travel

subsequent to the terrorist attacks in

New York and Washington on 11 Sep-

tember 2001, the three Berlin airports

experienced an upswing such as had

never before been seen in Germany in

the ten years between 2002 and 2011.

The number of passengers doubled be-

tween 2002, when 12.1 million people

travelled to and from Berlin, and 2011,

when more than 24 million passengers

walked through the gates. Tegel alone

handled twice as many people last year

as the airport planners calculated to

be the upper limit to capacity 40 years

ago. As early as 2005, 45 per cent of

all of the plane passengers flew in on

low-cost carriers, making an enormous

contribution to the growth of tourism

in this city.

This segment, which will be served

above all by the company easyJet,

will have its own wing for handling

passengers at the new airport. But

Lufthansa and airberlin have also

announced a significant increase in

Berlin traffic. These airlines are major

carriers for the lucrative business

travel. In addition, airport operators

hope there will be an increase in the

share of transit and long-distance

passengers from June. The managers

have above all the Frankfurt routes in

mind. Two-thirds of the 1.794 million

passengers most recently headed that

way used Frankfurt as a transit point

for long-distance destinations. But this

means that every day 3200 passengers

could fly directly from Berlin to places

all over the globe – if these direct

flights existed. So there is tremendous

potential for development.

This potential can be mined in

another direction as well – to the

east, namely. Berlin will become

the number one airport for western

Poland. Berlin Brandenburg Airport is

significantly closer for travellers from

Wroclaw or Szczecin than Warsaw

Airport, prompting the decision by the

railway company to offer direct con-

nections between BER and these cities

from June on.

What happens next? When the final

expansion stage has been completed,

as many as 45 million passengers a

year can be handled by the new air-

port. So there is still plenty of room for

development between the 24 million

passengers in 2011 and the new upper

threshold....


2011 was a record year for the Berlin

Airports Schoenefeld and Tegel. What

does this mean for the operational

start-up of BER?

Schwarz: This is a really important

foundation for the opening of Berlin

Brandenburg Airport, well above what

had been projected in the planning

– and we take a certain pride in the

achievement. According to the busi-

ness plan, we wanted to have

22 million passengers in the first year

after start-up. Now we had more than

24 million in 2011 – a doubling of the

number of passengers in the last ten

years. This is one of the reasons why

Review 2011Record year in SXF and TXL

Interview with Prof Dr Rainer Schwarz, CEO

all of the airlines have begun to take

up their positions at BER. In each

of the past nine years, Berlin has

realised better development than the

average in the industry.

What do you believe is the reason for

this?

Schwarz: There are three major fac-

tors. One of them is historical: we

are still in the process of catching up

with other West German cities which

began with the fall of the Berlin Wall;

this booming development did not

begin until ten years ago. The second

is the enormous attraction Berlin has

Prof Dr Rainer Schwarz, CEO


as a destination for tourists and busi-

ness travellers; it is no coincidence

that 50 per cent of all of the pas-

sengers are in-coming. And the third

is clearly the orientation to the new

airport. We are the only location in

Germany where Lufthansa, airberlin

and easyJet have equal shares as they

woo the markets. This will continue

to be a strong stimulus for business in

the future. Our growth in the number

of seats offered to the market here is

12 per cent – that is about the num-

ber of passengers which Leipzig and

Dresden handle in a year. This is only

the growth that is put on the market

because of the new airport.

What were the most important mile-

stones in 2011?

Schwarz: Once the Federal Admin-

istrative Court handed down its

decision regarding night-time flights

in autumn 2011, we had legal security

in all areas. The airlines responded

promptly: airberlin with its commit-

ment to establish the new airport

as an international hub, and Luf-

thansa with the greatest expansion

programme the company has ever

realised at an airport at one time. The

airline will station an additional six

aircraft here and offer flights to about

30 more destinations. easyJet has also

joined in and generated growth of

about 20 per cent in Berlin last year

alone.

What is the significance of the BER

opening for air travel in Berlin?

Schwarz: This is for us the leap from

an infrastructure of the 1970s to an

airport of the 21st century. And –

you might say – a final piece of the

puzzle in the reunification. In terms

of infrastructure, I believe it finally

concludes the reunification in Berlin

and Brandenburg. This airport of the

21st century gives the German capital

city region the opportunity for the

first time to participate in global avia-

tion and to do so in a way that is also

expected of the capital cities of great

industrialised nations. We now have

a terminal featuring an infrastructure

allowing transit traffic which was not

at all possible in the past because of

the separation between the airports.

What will thrill the passengers at BER?

Schwarz: To start with, the infrastruc-

ture itself; we see that in the reactions

of the stand-ins taking part in the

trials at the moment. Their wide-

eyed response as they come from the

“United Smelters” we had in Tegel,

these cramped doll houses, and enter

a facility of spacious architecture. And

we have a completely new function-

ality: on the underground level of

the terminal, the intermodality of

the transport means is realised in a

way that has no equal in Germany.

A railway station with lifts that take

passengers straight up to the check-in

areas. Plus a world of shopping and

experiences over an area of 20,000

square metres resembling a market-

place, something Berlin has never had

before.

What is the greatest challenge for you

in 2012?

Schwarz: Three things: first, the

completion of the construction work

in time for the operational start-up

on 3 June. Second, carrying out the

operational trials so that all of the

equipment is set up and the required

employees have been trained to en-

sure that everything works smoothly

when actual airport operations begin

on 3/6. And third, the gigantic move

when for the first time in history two

airports move to one in a single night.

The practical trials have revealed

problems in the logistics that never

occurred to us, and we have to find

solutions to them. But I am complete-

ly confident: we are in a position to

make this happen.

What is the significance of the opening

of a completely new airport for you and

your work?

Schwarz: This is a daunting challenge.

From the logistics to the development

of the market, the issue of commercial

management in line with the budget

and the questions of how we prepare

the residents around the facility, how

we protect the neighbours, how we

achieve the desired results in the

discussions about flight patterns and

night-time flights – this is a highly

complex field of activities we have to

deal with. The opening of a brand-

new facility naturally gives rise to

substantially more issues than the

management of an airport which is

already in full operation. And every-

thing takes place in the full glare of

publicity, especially here in Berlin and

Brandenburg, and quickly takes on a

political dimension.

What will you do on 04 June 2012?

Schwarz: We will certainly not take

off on a holiday right after success-

fully completing the move. At the

beginning, and 4 June is a part of this

phase, we will have to monitor closely

all of the events to ensure that the

equipment and the infrastructure as a

whole function as intended in actual

practice. The successful move is only

the first stage.


What were the most important mile-

stones on the BER construction site in

2011?

Körtgen: I would say above all the

completion of construction on the

airside transport facilities such as

the apron areas, taxiways and run-

ways. For all intents and purposes,

the new 4,000-metre runway is now

available for use in aviation – even

though not one single aircraft has

ever landed there because of the

planning stipulation decision. This

was overall a challenge because these

facilities represent one package worth

hundreds of millions in investments.

Naturally the commencement of the

expansion work for all of the build-

ings was a milestone. After all, we are

building a new small city on an area of

1,500 hectares – besides the terminal,

the so-called operation-specific build-

ings for ground transport services or

technical maintenance, for example,

are very important. In addition, the

infrastructural connection was at the

focal point in 2011 – the completion

of the motorway and the railway con-

nection, for instance.

What is the current status of the work?

Is everything on schedule as you see it?

Körtgen: We are focused on 3 June.

Of course there are still challenges

to be mastered at some places such

as the central building control and

programming. But all in all, we are on

schedule. Naturally there will be some

follow-up work to be done, but don’t

worry – this will not affect passengers

in any way.

Didn’t the additional half-year to

operational start-up give you a little

breathing room?

Körtgen: On the contrary, it had the

disadvantage that we had to catch

up. An important planner for the

technical facility equipment did not

perform the services he was supposed

to provide. In other words, we had to

do some subsequent improvement. In

addition, the EU adopted new control

regulations for liquids. We immedi-

ately took them into consideration

for the new airport, but had to adjust

plans for 40,000 square metres. So

these six months were not really extra

time.

„When it opens, Berlin Brandenburg Airport will be the largest employer in the region, providing jobs for about 20,000 people.“

Dr Manfred A. Körtgen, COO

BER 2011Milestones

Interview with Dr Manfred A. Körtgen, COO


What feedback are you getting from

employees and stand-ins about the tri-

als now going on?

Körtgen: Now that we have prepared

employees for their workplaces

during training sessions and in the

course of the operational trials, they

are displaying genuine enthusiasm

for BER. After all, being a part of the

operational start-up of a new airport

is a once-in-a-lifetime experience for

most. Curiosity and interest in seeing

the new terminal are great among our

volunteer airport testers from Berlin

and Brandenburg, and the feedback

so far has been very positive. Interest

remains high even after months have

passed. And – we also need the feed-

back from the stand-ins: what they

think is good, what they think is not

so good. One example is the readabil-

ity of certain signs. We immediately

look into any complaints.

What effect will BER have as an eco-

nomic engine for the Berlin-Branden-

burg region?

Körtgen: We were able to award more

than 60 per cent of the construction

contracts to companies in the region.

So BER was an economic motor for an

up and coming region right from the

construction phase. The construction

of the airport is an enormous boost for

the economic strength of the capital

city region – and will continue to

have this effect in the future. In recent

years, about two new jobs have been

created every day at the airport alone.

When it opens, Berlin Brandenburg

Airport will be the largest employer

in the region, providing jobs for about

20,000 people.

What is the greatest challenge in 2012

for you?

Körtgen: 3 June! First and foremost, of

course, is the operational start-up. And

then we have to make sure we can

provide stable operation. The June cal-

endar includes a medical congress, the

start of the football European Champi-

onship in Poland and Ukraine and the

start of the summer holiday season.

All of these events will have to be mas-

tered as soon as the airport has opened.


of a completely new airport for you and

your work?

Körtgen: The once-in-a-lifetime

experience of building a new air-

port from the ground up – that is an

enormous task and a part of a person’s

life’s work. My experience from the

new construction of the Düsseldorf

airport was the basis for my assuming

overall responsibility for the largest

airport project in Europe in 2004. It is

of course a great challenge to ensure

that everything we have planned and

built also functions. I am by nature an

optimist; you can’t carry out projects

like this if you aren’t. But it is also

clear that there will be some “teething

problems” which we will have to take

care of by working together.


Körtgen: I will take a really deep

breath and really enjoy the day after

the tumultuous opening when every-

thing works the way we imagined it.

Dr Manfred A. Körtgen, COO


Fundamental decision for BER

The last fundamental decision con-

cerning the construction of Berlin

Brandenburg Airport Willy Brandt

was handed down in October: the

German Federal Administrative Court

confirmed in the final instance the

supplementary planning stipulation

decision concerning night-time flights.

The Brandenburg Infrastructure

Ministry had regulated the number of

flights in the periphery times between

10 p.m. and midnight and between

5 and 6 a.m. in this decision from Oc-

tober 2009. Airport company, airlines

and airport neighbours now have

security for their planning. The new

airport can now be opened the way

it has been planned and constructed

for years: as an airport which will con-

nect Berlin and Brandenburg with the

BER The most important steps 2011

The most important project of the future in the capital city region, Berlin Brandenburg Airport Willy Brandt, will begin operating on 03 June 2012. A review of the year 2011.

world far better than the two airports

in Schoenefeld and Tegel were able to

do by offering more long-haul routes

and additional flights to European

destinations. The two largest airlines

at the current airports, airberlin and

Lufthansa, reacted immediately to

the decision by the Federal Admin-

istrative Court with a positive signal

in the direction of BER: both airlines

announced that they would be rais-

ing the level of their commitment at

Berlin Brandenburg Airport.

Commencement of base trial operation

Base trial operation at Berlin Branden-

burg Airport successfully began on

24 November. Employees of the air-

lines, security and ground handling

services and the airport are testing

all of the operational procedures: the

The decision of the Federal Adminis-trative Court gives security for the planning: BER can be operated in the way that has been planned for years.


full scope of aviation operations from

check-in to security checkpoints to

boarding will be simulated. Moreover,

the workers have the opportunity

to become thoroughly acquainted

with the topography of their future

workplaces during training sessions

for theory and on-site inspections. The

objective is to take advantage of the

six-month trial operation to discover

as far as possible all of the problems

and sources of error and to eliminate

them. The goal is to secure operational

start-up which runs with the least fric-

tion possible.

BBI becomes BER

The new look of Berlin Brandenburg

Airport was unveiled in June. Along

with the implementation of the new

design, the project name BBI is being

replaced as planned by the new name

Berlin Brandenburg Airport Willy

Brandt. This includes the new abbrevi-

ation and logo BER, which is the IATA

code for the new airport and will serve

as the brand name as well.

Construction work at Berlin Brandenburg Airport

Terminal

Work on the interior of the terminal

has been running at full steam since

the beginning of 2011: the check-in

areas in the terminal departure area

have been largely completely, escala-

tors and lifts have been installed and

the installation of the guidance system

has begun. Passenger bridges have

One terminal for all departures: the central check-in area of the new airport


been installed on the outside of the

terminal, and the transit areas to Pier

North and Pier South are finished. The

first check-in counters, security check-

points, gates and baggage conveyor

system have started operations as part

of the operational trials. Parallel to the

installations on the inside, work on

the two pavilions to the left and right

of the terminal are proceeding apace.

Connections to transportation networks

Berlin Brandenburg Airport will be

easily accessible by rail and road

as well as from the air. The Airport

Express will run every 15 minutes and

transport passengers from Berlin’s

Central Railway Station to BER in

30 minutes. Intracity trains (S-Bahn)

and buses will also run at short inter-

vals, and there is a connection to the

long-distance rail network. The con-

nection of Berlin Brandenburg Airport

Willy Brandt to the public transport

network was officially presented in

September. Far more than 90 per cent

of the work on road connections has

also been completed.

Movement areas and South Runway

The final lighting tests on the future

South Runway were successfully con-

ducted at the beginning of May. A total

of 1,125 kilometres of special airport

cable was laid and 5,450 in-pavement

lights and 1,425 above-pavement lights

were installed for the navigation light-

ing system on the new South Runway,

the apron and the connected taxiway

system. The flight inspection of the in-

strument landing system (ILS) on the

South Runway by the Deutsche Flug-

01 Street signs are being put up at BER


sicherung (DFS) has also been con-

cluded. The ILS will run in monitored

trial operation until the operational

start-up at BER to obtain certification

at the highest security level IIIb which

is required.

Operation-specific buildings

A small city with its own independent

energy supply and technical infra-

structure, most of which has been

completed, is rising to the south-east

of Berlin along with Berlin Branden-

burg Airport. Complete operation of

the E.ON edis AG energy centres began

in June, for example, when the deliv-

ery of cooling energy commenced. All

four of the media to be supplied by

the energy centres (power-heating co-

generation, emergency power, heating

and cooling) are now available. Up to

500 servers provide computer power

to the new airport from the central

computer centre, located in the build-

ing for technical maintenance. The

computer centre has been available for

use since the beginning of November

and was ready for operational trials as

scheduled. The topping-off ceremony

for the new security building was held

in March. When operation commenc-

es, the building will be used jointly by

airport security, German Federal Police

and customs, enabling optimal col-

laboration. The security building was

completed on 30 October 2011.

Fire stations

Two new fire stations have been built

for BER: Fire Station West and Fire

Station East. Both of the fire stations

are close to completion and have been

ready for use during operational trials

since the end of November. Fire Sta-

tion West houses the dispatch rooms

specific to the fire brigade and park-

ing buildings for large vehicles, the

fire brigade management office, the

airport control centre, the emergency

services office, the security manage-

ment office and the control centre for

technology. Fire Station East is home

to three vehicle parking areas with

14 parking spaces for fire-fighting

vehicles and serves primarily as fire

protection for the terminal besides

fire-fighting for aircraft.

Maintenance hangars

and air cargo centre

The cornerstone for the new airberlin

and Germania maintenance hangar

The construction of BER is creating a small city with its own energy supply and its own technical infrastructure.

02 Energy centres at BER


was laid at the end of March. The han-

gar has more than 12,000 square me-

tres of floor space and offers enough

room for six aircraft like the Airbus

A319/A320 models or two long-haul

aircraft like the A330 model. Lufthansa

Technik had groundbreaking ceremo-

nies for a new maintenance facility

at BER in June. The hangar will have

room for four short- and middle-haul

aircraft or for one wide-body aircraft

up to the size of an Airbus A340. In

addition, the construction of the

AirCargo Center Berlin, the air cargo

centre for belly cargo, started at the

beginning of May. The cargo facility is

being constructed on an area of about

3.3 hectares and will have a total of

12,000 square metres of hall space and

7,000 square metres of office space.

The completion of the freight facil-

ity is planned for April 2012 and will

be ready in time for the operational

start-up.

Airport City and Business Park

Development in Airport City is already

far advanced. The centrally located

Willy-Brandt-Platz is at the heart

of the area. When the new airport

begins operation, the first investment

projects of the office building and the

Steigenberger four-star superior hotel

will be ready for occupancy. The office

building ²BAC is rising on 4,300 square

metres of land in Airport City. Work in

the interior began in October 2011 and

is scheduled for completion in

April 2012. The space is scheduled to

be handed over to tenants in May

02

01

01 Construction workers installing the revolving doors at the entrances to the terminal

02 The airberlin maintenance hangar on the west side of the airport pre-mises in July 2011

03 Bird’s-eye view of BER in August 2011: terminal, apron areas and transport connections are largely complete; construction work on Air-port City can be seen in the middle


2012, in time for operational start-up.

Marketing of Business Park Berlin

continued to progress in 2011. About

41 hectares of area have already been

sold to investors. When the new

airport begins operation, a hotel and

industrial buildings will have been

realised.

Art on Architecture

The last three of a total of six designs

for Art on Architecture at the new

Berlin Brandenburg Airport were

selected in April. The guiding theme

running through all of the designs is

“Air – Land” and will be realised at six

locations in the new airport. The art-

ists were selected in invitational and

open competitions which attracted

attention around the world. All of the

works of art are supposed to be com-

pleted by the opening in June 2012.

Chapel and Quiet Room

In July, the agreement for financing

and utilisation of the chapel and Quiet

Room in the BER terminal was signed

jointly with the Protestant Church

Berlin-Brandenburg Silesian Upper

Lusatia (EKBO) and the Archdiocese of

Berlin. The chapel and Quiet Room are

being built as places of retreat equally

welcome to people from all different

cultures and religious groups. The two

rooms are architecturally identical, but

they differ in the specific furnishings.

The heart of Airport City is the centrally located Willy-Brandt-Platz right in front of the terminal.

03


The opening of Berlin Bran-denburg Airport Willy Brandt will give the German capital city region the most modern airport in Europe.


New company name

At the turn of the year 2011/2012, a

new chapter in corporate history will

open: the Flughafen Berlin-Schoe-

nefeld GmbH (FBS) will be renamed


(FBB).

Job recruiting at BER

At the end of November 2011, the

Berlin Airports, acting jointly with the

Potsdam Federal Employment Agency,

fired the starting shot for BER recruit-

ing – recruiting for the new airport

will be continued in 2012 at two ad-

ditional job fairs. Berlin Brandenburg

Airport Willy Brandt will be the largest

employer in the region, providing

jobs for 20,000. The number of people

employed in retail trade, restaurant

business and service alone will leap

upward from just under 800 in Tegel

and Schoenefeld to about 1,500 at BER

when the airport opens.

The trial operations

Trial operation using stand-ins will

begin in February 2012: 10,000 people

Outlook BER will commence operation on 3 June

from Berlin and Brandenburg will test

their new airport. By the end of 2011,

18,000 applications had been received.

The new airport will be put through its

paces in test runs until May 2012. The

transport of the first equipment and

systems from the two locations Tegel

and Schoenefeld to the new airport for

the capital region will begin in April

2012 – the business of moving will

become serious. A little over a week

before operational start-up, the but-

ton will be pushed to start the Great

Countdown: the official opening cer-

emony for Berlin Brandenburg Airport

will take place on 24 May 2012.

Farewell to Schoenefeld and Tegel

A chapter in Berlin’s aviation history

will be closed on 02 June 2012: the two

current airports, Tegel and Schoe-

nefeld, will cease operations. Tegel

will be closing its doors 42 years after

starting civil aviation while Schoe-

nefeld will have completed 66 years

of service since its opening. The last

flight from Tegel will be operated by

airberlin on the evening of 2 June; the

last aircraft to take off from Schoe-

nefeld will be from Aeroflot.

03 June 2012:

Berlin Brandenburg Airport takes off

The first flights from BER have been

scheduled: early in the morning on

3 June, an airberlin and a Lufthansa

plane will take off simultaneously on

the North and South Runways of the

new airport. But before the aircraft

rise into the air, a logistics challenge is

waiting in the night from 2 to 3 June

2012: the move from the current air-

ports Tegel and Schoenefeld to Berlin

Brandenburg Airport. The great chal-

lenge will be the necessity to trans-

port mobile equipment, vehicles and

systems from the two current airports

to the new airport overnight. Flights

will be taking off and landing at Tegel

and Schoenefeld until the late evening

on 2 June, and Berlin Brandenburg

Airport must be fully ready for opera-

tion early in the morning on 3 June.


02


Our business fields

The three business fields Aviation Management, Non Aviation Management and Real Estate Management are the sources for revenues at the Berlin Airports Schoenefeld and Tegel. The Marketing department is the contact point for the airlines and assures the best connections for the German capital city region.


24 million passengers in 2011 marked

a record year for the Berlin Airports

Schoenefeld and Tegel. At the same

time, you had to prepare for BER. How

did the division manage to achieve

that?

Deckert: We are in charge of handling

all of the aspects of aircraft, baggage

and freight at the two airports now

in operation. At the same time, we

are preparing for operational start-

up at the new airport. We had to

thin out the personnel in Tegel and

Schoenefeld in 2011 and incorporate a

separate training shift into the work

schedules throughout the entire year.

During their training shifts, employ-

ees would spend a week working at

the new airport. None of this would

have been possible without the total

commitment of our colleagues in the

operational departments. Where nor-

mally five officers-in-charge would be

on the job in the airport control cen-

tre, four had to do the work. We had

a total of eleven training modules and

had at least two training sessions for

every one of our 210 associates, from

Andreas Deckert Vice-President Aviation Management

the building custodian to the depart-

ment head. All of these positions are

held by highly qualified professionals,

and hiring more people of this calibre

is no easy task – besides that, the new

personnel would no longer be needed

after the move.

What was your most important project

in 2011?

Deckert: Clearly – getting ready for

BER. We worked all year long to

prepare for the start of trial operation

on 24 November; that was the abso-

lute high point. We started writing

down processes in 2010, e.g. taking

care of an unaccompanied child. We

prepared operating concepts for many

departments, and a lot of brainpower

went into them. Later in the year, we

converted them into scenarios for

setting up the trial operation. This is a

highly complex process itself and tied

up a lot of my people. And – on the

side, we still had to operate Tegel and

Schoenefeld Airports. (laughs) In any

case, the trial operation has gone well

up to now. We are trying out various

Interview

„We worked all year long to prepare for the start of trial operation on 24 November; that was the absolute high point.“

Andreas Deckert, Vice-President Aviation Management


scenarios and hope that we will learn

from them. And we are gathering

plenty of information. Of course there

are always systems that fail now and

again – but that’s why we are doing

this.

Will you miss Tegel and Schoenefeld?

And what is special about BER for you?

Deckert: A move of this magnitude is

something that you do only once in

your life. And I want to state it very

clearly: the new airport is a fantastic

facility. We have done a lot of impro-

vising at Tegel and Schoenefeld in

recent years, and quality and service

have sometimes suffered a bit as a re-

sult. I am looking forward to having a

sophisticated airport where truly high-

quality processes can be implemented.

We will be the most modern airport

in Europe. Naturally there is a certain

feeling of sadness as well: Tegel and

Schoenefeld have been with us since

the beginning, and we invested a lot

of good ideas here so that we would

be able to handle all the traffic going

through here at the moment. So there

will be both laughter and tears when

I say good-bye, but – at the moment,

the laughter is dominant. I am looking

forward to the new facility.


of a completely new airport for your

division?

Deckert: We will finally have all of the

workforce at a single location, and

everyone will be able to work accord-

ing to standard procedures. We will all

have to demonstrate that we can do

that because starting up operations at

a new airport is far from easy.


in 2012?

Deckert: The operational start-up and

operation of the new airport, that’s

clear.


Deckert: I will be on the site, in the

terminal and airside in the airport

control centre, from four in the morn-

ing until midnight and will not have

any other appointments. I want to be

there in case any teething problems

appear so that my colleagues and I will

be able to do what is needed without

any delay. And, if necessary, to make

slight changes in processes and keep

the business running. No one will

be getting any sleep during the days

of the operational start-up. That will

have to be put off to a later time. Sleep

will be in short supply, but that is also

good because an airport move like

this is something you experience only

once in your life.

Andreas Deckert, Vice-President Aviation Management


What does the record of 24 million pas-

sengers at the Berlin Airports Schoe-

nefeld and Tegel mean for the opening

of BER?

Bunse: It is of course a great success

for us to have set a new passenger re-

cord in the year before the operational

start-up of the new airport. That was

a substantial push, more than we had

really planned. And it shows that the

airlines are looking forward to having

the new airport and are getting into

position well in advance. Once the

new fees had been approved in April

2011 and the airlines by and large had

the security needed for their plan-

Dr Till Bunse Director Marketing and Public Relations

ning, the earlier announcements of

withdrawals were not carried out. On

the contrary, the airlines stepped on

the accelerator. That was an important

signal for us and a confirmation that

the project was headed in the right

direction.

What are the highlights at BER with re-

spect to new destinations and airlines?

Bunse: We will have 17 new destina-

tions at the start of the summer time-

table, making it the most successful

summer timetable of all time in Ber-

lin’s airport history. At the same time,

we expect more passengers than ever

InterviewDr Till Bunse, Director Marketing and Public Relations


before: this summer, we will become

the third-largest hub for oneworld in

Europe. airberlin is expanding its pres-

ence here and will strengthen the hub

by adding Los Angeles and Windhoek

and increasing the frequency of flights

to New York and Abu Dhabi. We built

the airport precisely with this hub

idea as it is now being realised by

airberlin in mind. Lufthansa’s expan-

sion is especially noteworthy. Six ad-

ditional aircraft will be stationed here

to service new routes in Europe from

BER. They will include three destina-

tions which have previously not been

accessible from Berlin. But we will also

have new destinations for Air France

and Norwegian or TAP and Jet2 as

new airlines. This generates a domino

effect – when one comes, the next one

wakes up and comes as well. Traffic

attracts more traffic.

How do you describe the strategic ori-

entation of BER?

Bunse: We are taking up a position

similar to that of airberlin, with strong

links to Eastern Europe and simul-

taneously functioning as a hub for

routes to Scandinavia. With this kind

of European transit function in place,

the long-haul routes can be expanded

as well.

What does the opening of a completely

new airport mean for your department?

Bunse: We are concentrating on the

planning of the opening ceremonies.

They include the open house days

in the middle of May and the official

opening ceremony on 24 May. The

airlines want to be there to present

themselves and their aircraft. It is also

important, of course, that we have a

smooth transition on 2 and 3 June and

can celebrate the last flights in Tegel

and Schoenefeld and the first flights at

BER with the airlines.

Will there be an opening campaign for

the new airport?

Bunse: Yes, we will launch a “Willy

greets the world” campaign featur-

ing advertising posters in Berlin and

Brandenburg. Moreover, there will be

a Willy Brand image film which will

play in cinemas and cross-regionally

before the 8 o’clock Tagesschau (news

programme) on ARD. There has never

been an advertising campaign of this

magnitude at the airports in Berlin.

What do you think will excite passen-

gers most about the new airport?

Bunse: I think passengers will be

excited most of all by the clear and

straightforward concept. This is a rare

thing for airports of this size. And that

they will have very, very short dis-

tances to travel by rail in comparison

with other airports. Thanks to the “one

roof” concept and its central check-in

area, passengers at BER will always

know exactly where they have to go:

after checking in, they go through a

large security checkpoint to the Mar-

ketplace. They will not have to look for

new orientation points to find their

gates until they leave the Marketplace.

The distances are relatively short for

an airport handling more than 24 mil-

lion passengers.


Bunse: I can’t say at the moment. Nat-

urally, we will take a very close look

at the passenger flows in the terminal

on the Monday after the operational

start-up. And if there is an acute need,

we will support our colleagues in

operations.

„We will have 17 new destinations when the summer timetable goes into effect, the most successful summer timetable of all time.“

Dr Till Bunse, Director Marketing and Public Relations

Nottingham

Istanbul

Izmir

Antalya

Adana Gaziantep

Djerba

Enfidha

Agadir

Geneva

Lyon

Basle Zurich

Rygge

Gothenburg

Rimini

VeniceVerona

St. Petersburg

Cracow

Tel Aviv

Bergen

Stavanger

Nice

Turin

Milan

Salzburg

Naples

Catania

Olbia

Cagliari

Thessaloniki

Faro

Phapos

Barcelona

Palma

Alicante

Malaga

GrazKlagenfurt

Bristol

Liverpool

GlasgowEdinburgh

Oslo

Valletta

Tunis

Madrid

Amsterdam

Rome

Moscow

Tallinn

Dublin

DamascusBeirut

Bucharest

Kiev

Minsk

Vilnius

Helsinki

Stockholm

Budapest

Warsaw

Pristina

Vienna

Cairo

Reykjavík

Athens

Lanzarote

Kayseri

BastiaBurgas

Bari

Corfu

Chania

Dubrovnik

Dalaman

Dnipropetrovs’k

Ankara Yerevan

Madeira

Fuerteventura

Heraklion

Ibiza

Jönköping

Kos

London

Las Palmas

Paris

Menorca

Maastricht

Pula

Rhodes

Bornholm

Samos

Balaton

Sofia

Santa Cruz de Tenerife

Split

LameziaTerme

Samsun

Tenerife

Varna

VisbyVäxjö

AlgierAlg

Jerez de la Fronterag

Zadar

Aleppo

Amman

Casablanca

Hurghada

Luxor

Newark

New York

Miami

Higuey

Varadero

RasNasrani

Düsseldorf

Frankfurt am Main

Friedrichshafen

Karlsruhe

Nuremberg

Saarbrücken

Stuttgart

Westerland

Cologne

Mannheim

Munich

Münster/Osnabrück

GERMAN AIRPORTS

Doha

Dubai

Mombasa

Bangkok

Beijing

Novosibirsk

Phuket

Ulaanbaatar

Riga

Copenhagen

Belgrade

Lisbon

Luxembourg

Manchester Gdansk

Wroclaw

Linz

Bern

Monastir

Zagreb

PragueBrussels

Pisa

BERLIN


Nottingham

Istanbul

Izmir

Antalya

Adana Gaziantep

Djerba

Enfidha

Agadir

Geneva

Lyon

Basle Zurich

Rygge

Gothenburg

Rimini

VeniceVerona

St. Petersburg

Cracow

Tel Aviv

Bergen

Stavanger

Nice

Turin

Milan

Salzburg

Naples

Catania

Olbia

Cagliari

Thessaloniki

Faro

Phapos

Barcelona

Palma

Alicante

Malaga

GrazKlagenfurt

Bristol

Liverpool

GlasgowEdinburgh

Oslo

Valletta

Tunis

Madrid

Amsterdam

Rome

Moscow

Tallinn

Dublin

DamascusBeirut

Bucharest

Kiev

Minsk

Vilnius

Helsinki

Stockholm

Budapest

Warsaw

Pristina

Vienna

Cairo

Reykjavík

Athens

Lanzarote

Kayseri

BastiaBurgas

Bari

Corfu

Chania

Dubrovnik

Dalaman

Dnipropetrovs’k

Ankara Yerevan

Madeira

Fuerteventura

Heraklion

Ibiza

Jönköping

Kos

London

Las Palmas

Paris

Menorca

Maastricht

Pula

Rhodes

Bornholm

Samos

Balaton

Sofia

Santa Cruz de Tenerife

Split

LameziaTerme

Samsun

Tenerife

Varna

VisbyVäxjö

AlgierAlg

Jerez de la Fronterag

Zadar

Aleppo

Amman

Casablanca

Hurghada

Luxor

Newark

New York

Miami

Higuey

Varadero

RasNasrani

Düsseldorf

Frankfurt am Main

Friedrichshafen

Karlsruhe

Nuremberg

Saarbrücken

Stuttgart

Westerland

Cologne

Mannheim

Munich

Münster/Osnabrück

GERMAN AIRPORTS

Doha

Dubai

Mombasa

Bangkok

Beijing

Novosibirsk

Phuket

Ulaanbaatar

Riga

Copenhagen

Belgrade

Lisbon

Luxembourg

Manchester Gdansk

Wroclaw

Linz

Bern

Monastir

Zagreb

PragueBrussels

Pisa

BERLIN

Destinations in 2011



2011 Change from pre-vious year in %

A. Total passengers 24,033,809 7.7

I. Local traffic 23,998,397 7.8

1. Scheduled servicesa) Domesticb) International

23,391,0868,001,183

15,389,903

8.8-1.815.4

2. Occasional carriagea) Charter trafficb) Tramp and demand trafficc) Other traffic

607,311571,76529,028

6,518

-21.2-21.8-14.4

13.1

II. Transit 35,412 -43.3

B. Total aircraft movements 242,961 3.3

I. Commercial traffic 230,495 4.4

1. Scheduled servicesa) Passenger trafficb) Freight traffic

214,326212,343

1,983

5.45.6

-12.0

2. Occasional carriagea) Charter trafficb) Tramp and demand trafficc) Freight trafficd) Other traffic

16,1694,2176,162

5115,279

-7.4-24.8

5.6352.2-10.5

II. Non-commercial traffic 12,466 -13.5

C. Total air cargo (KG) 35,954,078 KG -2.0

I. Local traffica) Dischargingb) Loading

30,551,592 KG14,634,677 KG15,916,915 KG

16.312.1

20.4

1. Scheduled servicesa) Freighters

27,868,419 KG3,368,674 KG

9.9-36.4

2. Occasional carriagea) Freighters

2,683,173 KG2,543,298 KG

188.7180.8

II. Transit 675,931 KG 10.8

III. Trucking 4,726,555 KG -51.7

D. Total air post (KG) 4,749,725 KG -1.2

I. Local traffic 4,747,579 KG -1.2

1. Night post traffic 4,704,563 KG -0.9

II. Transit 2,146 KG -13.0

BER Berlin Transport Statistics


BER Peak values 2011

Peak days

Tegel

30/09/2011

71,034 passengers

29/06/2011

570 aircraft movements

71,034 passengers in TXL

570 aircraft movements in TXL

27,974 aircraft movements in SXF

230 aircraft movements in SXF

Peak hours

Tegel

28/09/2011

5 – 6p.m.

5758 passengers

10/11/2011

9 – 10 a.m.


Schoenefeld

01/07/2011

9 – 10 a.m.

2661 passengers

23/09/2011

9 – 10 a.m.


Schoenefeld

30/09/2011

27,974 passengers




A. Total passengers 7,113,989 -2.5

I. Local traffic 7,099,648 -2.3


6,799,744892,524

5,907,220

-1.2-37.3

8.3


299,904275,691

19,8614,352

-23.3-23.9-23.239.8

II. Transit 14,341 -48.6

B. Total aircraft movements 73,577 -3.9

I. Commercial traffic 66,318 -2.2


57,05056,022

1,028

-1.2-0.5

-28.8


9,2681,9763,243

5033,546

-8.0-29.4-0.5

521.0-10.0




4,508,339 KG2,319,703 KG2,188,636 KG

-4.8-2.8-7.0


1,980,940 KG1,278,259 KG

-53.4-62.0


2,527,399 KG2,455,510 KG

423.8422.1


III. Trucking 139,324 KG 72.8

D. Total air post (KG) 4,081,900 KG -14.1

I. Local traffic 4,080,991 KG -14.1

1. Night post traffic 4,066,038 KG -14.3

II. Transit 909 KG -61.9

SXF Traffic Statistics Schoenefeld



A. Total passengers 16,919,820 12.6

I. Local traffic 16,898,749 12.7


16,591,3427,108,659

9,482,683

13.65.7

20.3


307,407296,074

9,1672,166

-19.0-19.8

13.4-18.3

II. Transit 21,071 -38.9

B. Total aircraft movements 169,384 6.8

I. Commercial traffic 164,177 7.3


157,276156,321

955

8.08.017.8


6,9012,2412,919

81,733

-6.4-20.113.4

-75.0-11.6




26,043,253 KG12,314,974 KG13,728,279 KG

20.915.426.3


25,887,479 KG2,090,415 KG

22.77.9


155,774 KG87,788 KG

-65.1-79.8


III. Trucking 4,587,231 KG -52.7

D. Total air post (KG) 667,825 KG 1,119.5

I. Local traffic 666,588 KG 1,119.1

1. Night post traffic 638,525 KG 0

II. Transit 1,237 KG 1,427.2

TXL Traffic Statistics Tegel


In this age of globalisation, the fast

transport of people and goods to

destinations all around the world is a

decisive location factor in the com-

petition among regions. Air freight

has gained strongly in importance in

Berlin in recent years. The carrying of

cargo on long-haul passenger flights

in particular is playing an increas-

ingly important role. An increase of

almost 30 per cent was achieved in

2011, above all because of the airberlin

Cargo Cargo booms on long-haul routes

flights to New York. About two-thirds

of the additional cargo carriage today

is now on long-haul routes.

Development of air freight in 2011

Last year, about 75,000 tonnes of air

cargo were transshipped through the

freight facilities at the Berlin Airports

Schoenefeld and Tegel (+17 per cent).

31,228 tonnes of air cargo were trans-

ported by aircraft (+16 per cent) while

4,750 tonnes were flown as night air

01 Positive development: airberlin increased air freight by 30 per cent


post on behalf of the Deutsche Post

World Net AG to Stuttgart (-1 per cent).

The airlines carried about 10,000

tonnes, forwarding agents about

28,000 tonnes by lorry to the airlines’

European hubs in air freight substitute

carriage. Leader in belly cargo is the

non-stop flight to Beijing operated by

Hainan Airlines, following by the belly

cargo loaded onto airberlin, Delta and

Continental Airlines flights to New

York. airberlin posted the greatest

growth; its belly cargo increased by

about 200 per cent thanks to the long-

haul destinations New York, Dubai,

Miami, Mombasa and Bangkok.

Cargo Center Schoenefeld specialised

in carrying aid supplies for the German

Red Cross (DRK)

The DRK maintains its crisis response

centre at Schoenefeld Airport where,

as one example, a plane full of aid

supplies was loaded for delivery to the

earthquake region in Turkey in Oc-

tober 2011. Schoenefeld Airport offers

top conditions for air freight custom-

ers: 24-hour operation, the Cargo

Center which can be expanded by the

addition of modules and all-included

price packages for charter freight cus-

tomers. Besides the DRK, it is used by

the express services UPS and FedEx,

who fly from here to their European

distribution centres in Cologne and

Paris, and others.

Air freight in Tegel

In 2011, about 26,578 tonnes (+20 per

cent) were transshipped as belly cargo

and about 38,500 tonnes in air freight

substitute carriage for airlines and for-

warding agents by the two cargo han-

dlers Wisag Cargo Service and Swis-

sport Cargo Service. TNT Express cargo

planes fly into TXL every business day

from the Belgian TNT European hub in

Liège and from Gdansk (PL).

BER Cargo Center almost fully leased

The shell for the first module of the

Cargo Center for belly cargo featuring a

transshipment area of 12,000 m² and a

capacity of 100,000 tonnes a year es-

pecially for the reloading of long-haul

carriers was completed on schedule

in October 2011 and has already been

fully leased with the exception of only

a small amount of space. The freight

hall will also have a refrigeration cen-

tre for the handling of 70 to 120 Euro

pallets for perishable goods.

02 The new BER Cargo Center for belly cargo


How do you appraise the course of the

non aviation business at the Berlin Air-

ports Schoenefeld and Tegel in 2011?

Minhorst: By doubling the sales areas

in Tegel and Schoenefeld in 2007 and

changing the type of representative

businesses, we were able to achieve a

massive increase in income, and 2011

was the best year we have ever had.

The growth in area, other concepts

and the changed layout of the areas,

especially in Schoenefeld, where we

completely redesigned the shopping

opportunities in the terminal for the

low-cost carriers, proved to be highly

rewarding for us.

What were your other most important

successes in 2011?

Minhorst: They were related to BER.

We were able to achieve full lease of

capacities at a very early point one and

a half years before operational start-up

– that is a tremendous achievement.

We have found first-class tenants and

we have been highly successful in

securing a significant regional aspect

in the leases for the new airport.

Dr Norbert Minhorst Vice-President Non Aviation Management

What is the current status of the leas-

ing at BER, particularly with respect to

completely new tenants?

Minhorst: The most important point

is really the regional aspect in the

leasing of the areas. The fact that we

have a “Borchardt” at the airport, for

example, a “Ständige Vertretung” or

“Lutter and Wegner”. The great names

from Berlin will all be prominent

features. But small stores from the

central city area will be represented

at the airport for the first time as well;

there is “Die kleine Gesellschaft”, a

Berlin toy merchant, or Confiserie

Felicitas, a chocolate retailer from

Lusatia, and a Spreewald store. Many

different concepts which you would

never find at another airport. No one

is pursuing this regional idea as inten-

sively as we are.

That is unusual. Passengers at airports

are more accustomed to the interna-

tional chains which have become almost

standardised. Will they be there as well?

Minhorst: Of course. We need in-

ternational brands, we need strong

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„We have found first-class tenants and we have been highly successful in securing a significant regional aspect in the leases for the new airport.“

Dr Norbert Minhorst, Vice-President Non Aviation Management


German brands, and we need regional

brands that make BER unique. We

need a McDonald’s, a Starbucks and

top fashion brands such as Boss and

Esprit. Their presence is absolutely es-

sential because people expect to find

them at an airport. And rightly so. But

– we have said right from the begin-

ning that it must be possible to find a

curry sausage and döner at the Berlin

airport as well. While the architecture

should give the visitors the impression

that the airport belongs right here, the

products and services offered here

should also clearly indicate that they

are leaving Berlin or Brandenburg and

perhaps even cause them to think:

“What a pity I’m flying away from

here.”

What is still left for you to do before

the BER opening?

Minhorst: The furnishing of the shops

is decisive for us. We had the first

shop completely finished at the end of

February. We have to have everything

finished by the end of May when the

security in the terminal is turned to

“high”. Since dogs will be used then as

well for security inspections, we are

not allowed to bring in any merchan-

dise before that – that would be too

much for the dogs. We will then have

two to three weeks to stock the stores

with their merchandise.



division?

Minhorst: It is a unique and sensa-

tional situation when you can plan a

new project completely from the green

meadow through its complete realisa-

tion and finally to be allowed to oper-

ate it as well. This is a triad which will

probably never occur again in western

Europe.


in 2012?

Minhorst: The opening – and the

lead-in period. That will be exciting;

the last part of the climb to the sum-

mit is always the steepest. The last ten

weeks will undoubtedly prove to be

really exhausting. We will have plenty

of respect for what must be accom-

plished, but it is not necessary for us

to be frightened.

What will you do yourself on 04 June

2012?

Minhorst: That is the only day I

haven't given a moment’s thought to

at this time. I expect that I will shake a

lot of hands and meet a lot of excited

shop owners. As I walk through the

terminal, I will look like a wide-eyed

little boy.

Dr Norbert Minhorst, Vice-President Non Aviation Management


Harald Siegle Vice-President Real Estate Management

than one million square metres of

gross floor area in the high-rise build-

ings. However, some of the buildings

do not have a direct relationship to

the airport.

What were the most important

achievements and projects in Real Es-

tate Management in 2011?

Siegle: We were able to bring all of

the real estate development contracts

we concluded in 2010 to a solid close.

Whether leasing or development proj-

ects – we are within the budget and

on schedule in every area. Moreover,

we have completed a broad range

of organisational preparations for

the operational start-up of BER. The

workforce in this division has been

increased by 35 per cent for example.

And we have laid the groundwork for

a new investor project, a hotel, which

we will now be putting on the market.

What is the current status of progress

in Airport City and Business Park?

Siegle: We have the buildings in

Airport City ready, on schedule and

What significance does the Real Estate

division have for the operation of the

airport, and what duties and areas fall

under its responsibility?

Siegle: All of the owner responsibili-

ties of Flughafen Berlin Brandenburg

GmbH – we own all of the property

– are bundled in Real Estate Man-

agement. Moreover, we control the

complete development of real estate

properties, both those required for

operations and those not necessary

for operations, as well as asset and

portfolio management. At the mo-

ment, we are putting the finishing

touches on the operator concept for

the new airport. We are one of three

divisions of the airport which must

generate income. Along with Aviation

(the fees for take-off and landing) and

Non Aviation (the income from retail,

the marketing of advertising space

and parking spaces), we provide the

third source of income, the revenues

from real property development and

leasing. The operation of BER will

mean about 50 per cent more floor

space, and we will be managing more

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01 Airport City at BER


within budget, for the BER opera-

tional start-up on 3 June. We have

completed our permits for Airport City

and discussed them with the regula-

tory authorities; the setting of the de-

gree of facility use was an important

prerequisite for the further develop-

ment of the project. We marketed

two additional plots in Business Park

last year, and construction is already

under way on them. We have also

secured the development of another

section. We have a marketing status

of 40 per cent in Business Park; this

is an excellent value before BER has

even opened.

What is the strategic orientation of Real

Estate Management at the new airport?

Siegle: For one, we must provide

support to assure that operational

start-up at BER functions smoothly;

that is our top priority. Moreover,

projects will be handed over to us and

we must establish their operators. In

addition, we must optimise the man-

agement costs for all of the areas; this

task is related to commercial factors.

The development concepts for the ten

quarters we have must be concluded

and the permits must be secured.



division?

Siegle: This is a tremendous challenge

for everyone involved and requires

the concentration of all of our efforts

on this one task. Furthermore, we are

supporting the shutdown of Tegel and

negotiating with the city government

concerning the terms and conditions

for the return of the Tegel Airport

premises. And – we are supporting

the planning for the subsequent utili-

sation of Tegel. In addition, we have

already prepared the planning for the

subsequent use of the existing Schoe-

nefeld Airport – everything parallel

and simultaneously.

What is your greatest challenge in

2012?

Siegle: First and foremost, we will be

optimising the operations of the new

airport and eliminating rough spots

02 Harald Siegle, Vice-President Real Estate Management

in technical management. Only then

we will take a look at commercial

optimisation. The first priority is the

technical functionality of the airport;

its functioning with the best econom-

ic results is secondary.


Siegle: I will have little leisure time

and not get much sleep on that day.

We will all be involved in the opera-

tional start-up and stabilisation of

the new facility and be giving a hand

wherever needed.


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Who we are

The Berlin Airports with the facilities Schoenefeld and Tegel Airports secure the aviation infrastructure for the capital city region. When the new Berlin Brandenburg Airport opens on 03 June 2012, all of the air traffic for the German capital city region will be concentrated on BER. There are good reasons for this step: jobs, economic engine, location factor. But we also discuss the other side of the coin – burdens on the residents of the vicinity and the environment – in open dialogue with our neighbours.


Employees

Per 31 December 2011, 1,436 people

worked at the Berlin airports Schoe-

nefeld and Tegel: 1,001 at Schoenefeld,

435 at Tegel. There were another

126 who were already in the retire-

ment phase of their partial retirement

along with 70 vocational trainees and

BA students.

Job development

In total, there were 102 positions

vacant announcements at the Berlin

Personnel Attractive employer

Flughafen Berlin Brandenburg GmbH is an attractive employer which, together with its employees, has mastered this tremendous challenge of building a new airport and at the same time maintaining ongoing operations at the two existing Berlin airports Schoenefeld and Tegel. The company is characterised by the high level of motivation among its workforce – one of the reasons is undoubtedly the deliberate integration of the staff into the change process for operational start-up of BER.

airports Schoenefeld and Tegel. Most

of these positions were filled by taking

associates already in the company

who were qualified for these positions.

However, 36 applicants from outside

were hired (excluding interns and

degree candidates).

HR activities

Personnel support

The focus of personnel support in 2011

continued to be on detailed support

Workforce headcount (per 31/12 of each year)

Location 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011

SXF 623 622 624 680 720 750 794 862 918 958 1001

TXL 613 614 617 559 539 537 527 587 548 510 435

THF* 328 313 291 258 242 223 173 38 1 0 0

Total 1,564 1,549 1,532 1,497 1,501 1,510 1,494 1,487 1,467 1,468 1,436

(active employees, employees released from work performance, employees in work phase of partial retirement, employees released from work performance during work phase of partial retirement, former vocational trainees, marginal employees, students, interns, unpaid trainees, temporary help)

* Data 2008: FMT GmbH; data 2009: FMIT i.L.

of the business departments for the

preparation and implementation

of the personnel concepts for BER.

Our special tasks here included the

integration of the staff in the change

process and advising managers during

this process. They also included the

review and development of functions

and skills of specific areas in coopera-

tion with the business departments.

Moreover, after announcing the not

insignificant number of more than

100 positions vacant, it was possible


to fill most of these positions with em-

ployees already in the company, and

a number of employment contracts

were converted from limited-term to

indefinite-term contracts.

Personnel development

A significant milestone related to

personnel development was the

development of the concept for and

implementation of company-wide

management competence. The chal-

lenges for our managers will grow

when Berlin Brandenburg Airport

opens. The project “Führungskompass”

(Management Compass) was created

with this in mind. Within this frame-

work, senior management, managers,

associates and the works councils sat

down in a number of workshops to

determine the demands and expecta-

tions the managers of the new airport

will face. These management skills are

currently being integrated into the se-

lection, development and assessment

processes.

The development programme for

young professionals and managers,

“Take Off II”, which began in 2010 was

continued. A mix of various training

blocks on the subjects of management,

communication, conflicts and change

management awaited the 14 partici-

pants. The programme was completed

by an internal mentoring programme,

individual coaching, development

interviews, supportive project work

and fireside evenings with senior

management. Take Off II ended with

a development centre in December

2011. Even before they completed the

programme, many participants moved

into new positions as managers or

assumed greater professional respon-

sibility.

In addition, many different seminars

on method, social and professional

skills were conducted. A total of more

than 1,170 participants took part in

more than 360 training sessions.

HR principles

The classification of the compensa-

tion groups has been modified in the

new collective bargaining agreement

for the fire brigade. It includes a rise

in the basic compensation and a dif-

ferential allowance; moreover, every

associate working in active fire-fight-

ing service must work an additional

six shifts (24 hours) per year from

01/07/2012.

Vocational training

Berlin Brandenburg Airport is one of

the largest vocational trainers in the

region as it currently has 70 vocational

trainees in the programme. In August

2011, 21 young people began their

vocational training in seven different

fields. 19 young people finished their

training in 2011, and those with good

results were given limited-term or in-

definite-term employment contracts.

There were 1,436 people working at Schoenefeld and Tegel in 2011.


Environment Green airport

In recent years, our company has invested substantial amounts in noise and climate protection, measures to maintain air cleanliness, operational environmental protection and intensive provision of information to the environs. We will continue to intensify these efforts in the coming years.

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Environmental strategy

Berlin Brandenburg Airport has made

a huge leap forward with respect to

the environment. Environmental

issues based on the “Green Airport”

strategy adopted by senior manage-

ment have been a major focus since

October 2011. This strategy bundles

a number of fields of action related

to the environment which will be of

special importance for the company in

the coming years.

Aircraft noise

In 2011, the Berlin Airports Schoe-

nefeld and Tegel posted an increase in

aircraft movements of 3.3 per cent in

comparison with the previous year.

This rise came exclusively from the

growth in traffic at Tegel Airport

(6.8 per cent). Air traffic at Schoe-

nefeld Airport, on the other hand,

declined by 3.9 per cent.

70 per cent (169,384) of the take-offs

and landings happened at Tegel,

30 per cent (73,577) at Schoenefeld.

Utilisation of aircraft capacity at

Schoenefeld rose to an average of

97 passengers per aircraft in 2011. Utili-

sation of capacity at Tegel increased

from 95 in the previous year to 100.

Schoenefeld Airport (SXF)

Excluding the flights during the In-

ternational Aviation Exhibition (ILA)

in 2010, the mean calculated for all of

the measurement points of the annual

continuous noise level in 2011 rose by

0.8 dB in comparison with the previ-

ous year. Despite the decline in aircraft

movements, the annual continuous

noise level rose slightly in comparison

with 2010. This effect is a consequence

of the refitting of the measurement

technology in November 2010. If the

air traffic during the ILA is included in

the comparison with last year, there

was a decline in the annual equivalent

continuous noise level (Leq) during

the day of 1.3 dB. Despite a reduction

in night-time aircraft movements, the

annual continuous noise level during

the night remained more or less at

the same level. This effect is also a

consequence of the refitting of the

measurement technology in Novem-

ber 2010.

Tegel Airport (TXL)

The mean equivalent continuous

noise level at the measurement points

in the surroundings of Tegel Airport

rose by almost one dB(A) in com-

parison with the previous year. The

reasons for the increase are the rise

in traffic (6.8 per cent and the refit-

ting of the Tegel measurement points

with new equipment in September

2010. Night-time aircraft movements

declined by 2.6 per cent. This is in con-

trast to the increase in the night-time

continuous noise level by 1.8 dB(A).

This was caused by the greater fre-

quency in the westerly take-off and

landing direction (from 57 per cent

to 69 per cent and the significantly

louder landings at measurement

point 49 in comparison with 2010. The

greater proportion of landings at night

caused an increase in the continuous

noise level at measurement point

49 (Meteorstrasse) of 2.7 dB(A). Since

this measurement point has the

highest continuous noise level of all

of the Tegel measurement points, it

dominates because of the logarithmic

calculation of the mean value.

Air quality

In autumn 2011, a program was

launched in the area surrounding

Berlin Brandenburg Airport with the

objective of examining the effects of

aviation traffic on the environment

over the course of a number of years.

This environmental impact study be-

gan even before the commencement of

flights at the new Berlin Brandenburg

Airport so that the environmental con-

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ditions in the area around the airport

can be documented in the long term.

Kale monitoring

In October and November 2011, stan-

dardised kale plants were set out at

a total of ten sites on the premises of

Schoenefeld Airport and in its sur-

roundings for the purposes of this vol-

untary study programme. The analysis

of the plants after they have been in

open fields for eight weeks is expected

to provide revealing information

about the extent of air pollutants and

their effects on the environment.

Kale is especially useful as an organic

indicator because it concentrates ac-

cumulation of certain air pollutants.

The plants used in the examination

study were all pre-cultivated under

the same conditions in neutral soil.

The plants were set out in pots on a

bar in the examined areas and ac-

cumulated pollutants from the air over

a period of eight weeks. At the end of

this time, the independent Munich in-

stitute UMW Environmental Monitor-

ing examined the plants for residual

polycyclical aromatic hydrocarbons

(PAH) and seven trace elements and

heavy metals. These substances are

created as residues during combustion

processes in heating systems and in

road and air traffic.

The analysis of the kale plants re-

vealed that no effects from airport

operations on the content of pollut-

ants in the air in its environs could be

determined.

Bee monitoring

Another component of the environ-

mental study programme at FBB is bee

monitoring. This is first and foremost

a food study and provides useful

information concerning the quality of

the honey and the residual substances

being examined. The airport conducts

the monitoring in cooperation with

beekeepers from the region.

Honey, pollen and honeycomb are

examined for air pollutants in this

voluntary study programme. Samples

from a number of hives of various

origins were taken to determine the

possible effects of air traffic on the

quality of the honey. Samples taken

from hives where nectar was collected

within a three-kilometre radius near

or on the airport premises were com-

pared with samples from hives largely

unaffected by air traffic.

The bee monitoring revealed that the

development and production of all of

the hives, whether near the airport

or far away, was equally good in 2011.

Measurements of the residual sub-

stances did not reveal any effect of the

airport operation.

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Climate and energy

Senior management has adopted a

climate protection programme within

the framework of the environmental

strategy. BER wants to be established

as a climate protection airport and

will undertake numerous activities

in the coming years to earn this title.

The measures include the provision of

energy to Berlin Brandenburg Airport

from the combined power-heating

plants operated by the company E.ON

edis in the immediate vicinity of the

terminal, which have been providing

heating, cooling and electric power

since summer 2011. In addition, Berlin

Brandenburg Airport promotes the

development of alternative drive

technologies and cooperates with a

number of associations and compa-

nies from the sector of electric and

hydrogen mobility.

Airport landscape park

As part of the Schoenefeld expansion,

Berlin Brandenburg Airport is carry-

ing out a number of compensatory

and replacement measures. They look

like a green ribbon around the new

airport. For instance, nine trees have

been planted for every tree cut down,

and compensation has been created

for every sealed surface. Furthermore,

biotope monitoring has prevented any

harmful effects in the environs of the

airport during the construction period.

The historic parks and the newly cre-

ated landscape parks were completed

and handed over to the municipalities

and the general public for their use

in 2011. The remaining plantings were

finished in autumn/winter 2011/2012.

In the Airport City, the landscaping of

the open spaces (Willy-Brandt-Platz

and side streets) and the planting of

trees have taken place as construc-

tion has been completed. The Mark

landscape in the Midfield Garden area

(dunes and row of pine trees along

with the central lime-tree boulevard)

was completed in 2011 as well. Addi-

tional tree plantings in the connect-

ing road network have mostly been

completed. The largest single project

in the compensatory and replacement

measures is the ecological upgrading

of the Zülowniederung. The planning

stipulation decision for this was issued

in August 2011 so that the plantings

can now begin.

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01 The operational start-up of BER is a great step forward in the direction of an environmentally compatible, energy-efficient airport

02 The utilisation of aircraft capacity in Schoenefeld in 2011 rose to 97 passengers per aircraft

03 The bee monitoring at BER is one component of the environmental study programme

04 Kale monitoring at BER: the ana-lysis of the plants after they have been in open fields for eight weeks is expected to provide revealing information about the extent of air pollutants and their effects on the environment

05 Energy-efficient BER: the use of elec-tric vehicles has been the subject of tests at Berlin Brandenburg Airport since the end of 2011

06 The historic parks and the newly created landscape parks were com-pleted and handed over to the muni-cipalities and the general public for their use in 2011


Disturbances from the noise of aircraft

are unavoidable in the vicinity of an

airport, so it is especially important to

be a good neighbour and act respon-

sibly. The company’s environs officer

coordinates the contact between the

airport company and representatives

of the adjacent communities, districts

and boroughs. As part of its work with

the environs, the airport company

handles requests from the nearby

residents, is the contact for the com-

munities and realises a large number

of projects in the area surrounding the

airport.

Noise protection

Parallel to the construction of Berlin

Brandenburg Airport, the Company

has implemented the noise protection

programme for the residents who

live adjacent to the new airport.

16,000 owners submitted a formless

application for noise protection a year

ago, one year before the opening of

the new airport. 13,550 of these own-

ers have in the meantime completed

their documentation and fulfilled

the requirements for implement-

ing the noise protection measures in

their flats/houses by the time of the

operational start-up. A total of about

25,500 BER neighbours are entitled to

noise protection measures. Application

for noise protection can be submitted

for a period of five years after the BER

opening (until June 2017). The airport

Environs The airport as a good neighbour

In 2011, it was pos-sible to promote 78 projects conduct-ed by associations and institutions in the form of spon-soring.

company is taking an unbureaucratic

approach to the key issue of the effects

of the changes in the flight patterns on

possible noise protection claims of the

neighbours. Based on the provisional

patterns presented by the Deutsche

Flugsicherung in July, the airport has

examined the question of whether

additional neighbouring residents

might be entitled to noise protection.

The basis for determination is the

air traffic volume expected at Berlin

Brandenburg Airport in 2015. The

results of these calculations are now

available. The inclusion of the pro-

cess statements results in a claim for

noise protection measures for about

150 additional airport neighbours. The

residences, just under 70 in number,

are in Dahlewitz.

Dialogforum

The Dialogforum Airport Berlin Bran-

denburg has assumed responsibility

for settlement of the interests of the

adjacent residents in community

responsibility, of the environment and

of the airport and to drive forward the

development of the airport environs

through the adoption of common deci-

sions in the sense of a reconciliation

of interests. The three working groups

“Reconciliation of Interests”, “Aircraft

Noise” and “Community Development”

each had four sessions in 2011. The

tasks handled by the three working

groups such as the critical support

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01 Information event 2011 in conjunc-tion with the Day of Noise 2011

02 Sport sponsoring at Berlin Branden-burg Airport

03 The daycare facility “Rappelkiste” in Blankenfelde celebrated the comple-tion of the noise protection measures with a summer festival

during the realisation of the noise

protection programme or the initiation

of a general noise study for improve-

ment of the quality of life in the airport

surroundings are long-term in nature

and have turned out to be difficult in

some areas because all of the involved

parties must be prepared to make

major compromises. The 9th Dialogfo-

rum took place on 30 November 2011.

Results and decisions can be seen at

www.dialogforum-ber.de.

Active promotion

One focus of the environs work is on

the sector sponsoring and donations.

The objective is to support associations

in the proximity of the airport envi-

rons either financially or with dona-

tions in kind. In 2011, it was possible

to promote 78 projects conducted by

associations and institutions in the

form of sponsoring, 11 per cent more

than in the previous year. These funds

were used exclusively for the develop-

ment of young people and served, for

example, to provide new equipment

to associations, to provide basic and

advanced training to youth coaches

or to realise visits to training camps.

Sponsoring activities in 2011 were once

again dominated by the sponsoring of

sports, followed by financial grants in

the culture sector. In 2011, the airport

company assumed cultural sponsor-

ships for the first time and made it

possible for many school classes to

attend theatre and opera performances

at no charge. About 50 projects, above

all in the social sector, were supported

by donations as well. Daycare facilities

and schools were the primary benefi-

ciaries and were able to use the funds

to realise their own events and proj-

ects or to expand school libraries.

Support for the region

About half of the financial support

benefited the adjacent districts and

communities in Brandenburg – mostly

associations in the districts Dahme-

Spreewald and Teltow-Fläming. The

other half went to projects in the

adjacent boroughs. Treptow-Köpenick

profited most from the grants from the

airport company. By supporting young

people in the region, the firm made

an active contribution to the promo-

tion of children and young people in

the neighbourhoods and to enabling

sustainable development.


“What airline flies to Los Angeles?

What is the fastest rail connection

from the airport to the city? Where

can I book a tour of the airport?” These

and many other questions are posed

to our associates in the call centre or

at the airport every day. Whether on

the phone, by e-mail, on a social net-

work or personally at the passenger

information counter or in our visitor

centre – we try to answer all of your

questions as quickly as possible.

Online

You will find information for travel-

lers and visitors, business customers

and partners as well as news about

the new airport for the capital city

region and the company Flughafen

Berlin Brandenburg on the home page

of the Berlin Airports Schoenefeld and

Tegel. In addition, the new internet

site of Berlin Brandenburg Airport is

already available online as a preview.

Information about getting to and from

the airport as well as about the shops

and restaurants is available here.

Dialogue How to contact us

http://blog.berlin-airport.de


Airport information and booking

The associates in our call centre will

help you with information about ar-

rivals and departures and getting to

and from the airport or will connect

you to the right person to answer your

questions – around the clock, seven

days a week.

Phone 01805 | 000186(landline 14 ct/min; deviating prices from wireless

networks possible)

Assistance in booking your flights:

Phone 01805 | 694569(landline 14 ct/min; deviating prices from wireless

networks possible)

Information for media representatives

Press representatives will find all of

the press releases, basic information,

photos, videos and order forms for the

latest publications on the internet at:


Business partners will find informa-

tion about opportunities for invest-

ment and advertising at the new

Berlin Brandenburg Airport as well as

basic information about the Com-

pany. During the coming weeks, the

internet site will be expanded so that

it is complete in time for the opening

of the new airport. It will replace the

current internet site on 03 June 2012.


http://preview.berlin-airport.de

Blog and Facebook

The Berlin Airports Schoenefeld

and Tegel as well as the new Berlin

Brandenburg Airport are also active

on the social web. Go to the Airport

Blog to find interesting news, im-

portant information and fascinating

trivia about the two current airports

and BER. And – we have also been

on Facebook since May 2011. We are

delighted about every fan, comments

and “Likes” and would like to commu-

nicate face-to-face with users as well,

of course.

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Contact for press

• Ralf Kunkel, Director Press Office

and Press Officer

• Leif Erichsen, Press Officer


Press Office

Phone 030 | 6091-70100

Fax: 030 | 6091-70070



The airport experience

The fascination of an airport: a look

behind the scenes between arrival

at the airport and departure of the

flight, a multimedia exhibition about

the past and present of aviation, plus

unique and professional conference

opportunities for business travellers –

the new Visitors Centre at Berlin Bran-

denburg Airport can offer all of this.

Located right at the terminal in Airport

City, on the ground level of the Fay

Building, the Visitors Centre is the

business meeting point at BER airport.

Event facilities are available for busi-

ness customers in conference rooms

with a capacity between 10 and 180

people, offering a modern and discreet

atmosphere for your meetings – only

a few minutes’ walk from the terminal.

The right catering for any occasion

and request can be provided.

People interested in airports also have

the opportunity to look behind the

scenes of day-to-day operation. Buses

will take you across the new airport

area to one of the new fire stations, to

the Lufthansa maintenance hangar

and alongside the aprons and the new

terminals.

Anyone who loves aviation will be

completely satisfied because there are

two places at Europe’s most modern

airport where visitors can watch the

aircraft taking off and landing. The in-

formation tower is open from 10 a.m.

to 6 p.m. Monday to Friday, and the

Visitors Terrace is open from 8 a.m. to

8 p.m. Monday to Sunday.

Information and booking

Monday to Friday at 030 | 6091-77777 or

http://preview.berlin-airport.de

04 05

01 The new Berlin Brandenburg Airport was introduced in June 2011. The IATA code BER is simultaneously the new trademark.

02 „Open House” for the Sendung mit der Maus (Mouse TV) at Berlin Bran-denburg Airport

03 More than 2000 runners step up to the starting line at the 5th Airport Run. The course took the athletes right over the premises of the new airport and the future runway

04 World Routes 2011: the international aviation industry a welcome guest in Berlin

05 A preview version of the new internet site for Berlin Brandenburg Airport has been online since March 2012



COO

Structure Flughafen Berlin Brandenburg GmbH

Senior Management Flughafen Berlin Brandenburg GmbH(formerly Flughafen Berlin-Schoenefeld GmbH)


CEO


Shareholder structure

State of Brandenburg State of BerlinFederal Republic of Germany

37 % 26 % 37 %

FEW Flughafen Energie & Wasser GmbH

Berliner Flughafen- Gesellschaft mbH

FMT Facility Management Tempelhof GmbH i. L.

Flughafen Berlin Brandenburg GmbH(formerly Flughafen Berlin-Schoenefeld GmbH)

visit Berlin, Berlin Tourismus &

Kongress GmbH

100 % 100 % 100 %

10 %

Berlin Airports: SXF and TXL


Members of the Supervisory Board in 2011Flughafen Berlin Brandenburg GmbH(formerly Flughafen Berlin-Schoenefeld GmbH and Berliner Flughafen-Gesellschaft mbH)

Shareholders

Representatives of the State of Berlin

Herr Klaus Wowereit

from 21/10/2003 Governing Mayor of Berlin– Chairperson of the Supervisory Board –

Mr Michael Zehden

from 21/10/2003 Managing Director A-Z Hotelmanagement und Beratungs GmbH & Co. KG, Berlin

Mr Harald Wolf

from 25/08/2008 to 07/12/2011Senator Senate Department for Economics, Technology and Women’s Issues, Berlin

Mr Frank Henkel

from 09/12/2011Senator Senate Department of the Interior and Sports, Berlin

Dr Christian Sundermann

from 11/08/2009State Secretary Senate Department of Finances, Berlin

Representatives of the

State of Brandenburg

Mr Matthias Platzeck

from 21/10/2003 State Premier of the State of Brandenburg

Mr Ralf Christoffers

from 26/03/2010 Minister, State Ministry for Economics and European Affairs of the State of Brandenburg, Potsdam

Mr Rainer Speer

from 26/11/2004 to 08/03/2011Minister (Ret.) of the State of Brandenburg, Potsdam

Dr Helmuth Markov

from 25/03/2011Minister, Ministry of Finances of the State of Brandenburg, Potsdam

Mr Günther Troppmann

from 06/12/2006CEO of Deutsche Kreditbank AG, Berlin

Representatives of the

Federal Republic of Germany

Mr Rainer Bomba

from 26/03/2010State Secretary, Federal Ministry for Transport, Building and Urban Development, Berlin

Mr Werner Gatzer

from 11/03/2011State Secretary, Federal Ministry of Finances, Berlin

Employee Board Representatives

Mr Holger Rößler

from 04/11/2003ver.di e.V., Berlin

Ms Franziska Hammermeister

from 04/11/2003Berliner Flughafen-Gesellschaft mbH Tegel Airport, Berlin

Ms Claudia Heinrich

from 23/09/2008Flughafen Berlin-Schoenefeld GmbH, Schoenefeld Airport, Berlin

Mr Sven Munsonius


Mr Peter Lindner

from 22/01/2009Berliner Flughafengesellschaft mbHTegel Airport, 13405 Berlin

FBS – Senior Management


from 01/06/2006– CEO –


from 01/09/2008

BFG – Senior Management


from 20/06/2006


from 23/09/2008

Flughafen Berlin-Schoenefeld GmbH


Shareholders’ representatives

Mr Michael Zehden

from 06/06/2002A-Z Hotelmanagement und Beratungs GmbH & Co. KG, BerlinRepresentatives of the State of Berlin– Chairperson –

Mr Hartmut Spickermann

from 18/03/2004Ministerial DirectorFederal Ministry for Transport, Building and Urban Development, BonnRepresentative of the Federal Government

Ms Maike Melloh

from 14/04/2010Undersecretary Ministry for Economics and European Affairs of the State of Brandenburg, PotsdamRepresentative of the State of Branden-burg

Berliner Flughafen-Gesellschaft mbH

Employee Board Representatives

Ms Franziska Hammermeister


Mr Peter Lindner


BFG – Senior Management


from 20/06/2006


from 23/09/2008

Per 01 January 2012, the name of Flughafen Berlin-Schoenefeld GmbH was changed to Flughafen Berlin Brandenburg GmbH


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Our Figures

The financial figures for the Berlin Airports Schoenefeld and Tegel for 2011 are strong: revenues of about Revenues of €263 million are in line with our forcast. Earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortisation (EBITDA) amount to about €86.4 million, which is better than forcast


Flughafen Berlin Brandenburg GmbH, Schoenefeld(formerly Flughafen Berlin-Schoenefeld GmbH)

Consolidated balance sheet of 31 December 2011

Assets 31/12/2011 €

31/12/2010€

A. Fixed assets

I. Intangible assets

1. Purchased software and rights 5,358,446.93 2,373,851.60

2. Payments on account 3,254,186.88 2,384,481.15

8,612,633.81 4,758,332.75

II. Tangible assets

1. Land and buildings, including buildings on third-party land 769,914,144.02 443,963,648.84

2. Technical equipment, plant and machinery 368,536,549.97 59,540,643.24

3. Other equipment, fixtures, fittings and equipment 21,671,497.82 14,663,879.20

4. Payments on account and assets in process of construction 1,469,117,009.59 1,537,582,090.78

2,629,239,201.40 2,055,750,262.06

III. Financial assets

1. Participations 93,500.00 93,500.00

2. Other loans 4,009.00 4,386.00

97,509.00 97,886.00

2,637,949,344.21 2,060,606,480.81

B. Current assets

I. Inventories

1. Raw materials and supplies 1,662,180.96 1,355,705.87

2. Uninvoiced sales revenues 22,991,021.79 18,136,300.54

24,653,202.75 19,492,006.41

II. Receivables and other assets

1. Trade accounts receivable 37,940,231.07 47,465,499.39

2. Amounts owed by undertakings in which the company has a participating interest 28,890,699.51 15,461,357.76

3. Other assets 42,350,678.88 37,039,778.36

109,181,609.46 99,966,635.51

III. Cash on hand, cash in banks 43,823,762.99 20,372,745.65

177,658,575.20 139,831,387.57

C. Prepaid expenses 15,352,243.31 19,429,360.96

2,830,960,162.72 2,219,867,229.34



Consolidated balance sheet of 31 December 2011

Shareholders' Equity and Liabilities 31/12/2011 €

31/12/2010 €

A. Shareholders' equity

I. Subscribed capital 11,000,000.00 11,000,000.00

II. Capital reserves 967,568,966.41 967,568,966.41

III. Earnings reserves 2,335,861.17 2,335,861.17

IV. Accumulated deficit (2010: Unappropriated retained earnings)

-38,824,321.89 35,712,615.30

942,080,505.69 1,016,617,442.88

B. Special account for investment grants 86,136,431.56 80,221,929.43

C. Provisions

1. Provisions for pensions 5,562,756.00 5,643,169.00

2. Tax provisions 755,200.00 944,800.00

3. Other provisions 86,266,704.62 85,919,560.85

92,584,660.62 92,507,529.85

D. Liabilities

1. Liabilities due to banks 1,540,081,980.57 893,295,442.95

2. Payments received on account 21,238,359.32 18,206,849.00

3. Trade accounts payable 47,882,137.71 41,031,960.52

4. Other liabilities 31,202,982.02 25,727,756.89

1,640,405,459.62 978,262,009.36

E. Deferred income 69,753,105.23 52,258,317.82

2,830,960,162.72 2,219,867,229.34



Consolidated income statement for the fiscal year from 1 January to 31 December 2011

2011 EUR

2010 EUR

1. Sales revenues 263,239,581.51 506,360,038.87

2. Change in inventories 11,563,405.74 -179,682,322.01

3. Other own work capitalized 9,094,223.40 9,506,494.73

4. Other operating income 10,575,570.41 15,282,853.26

294,472,781.06 351,467,064.85

5. Cost of materialsa) Costs of raw materials and supplies and of purchased

merchandiseb) Cost of purchased services

5,909,810.4450,690,471.02

9,159,961.9373,834,765.53

56,600,281.46 82,994,727.46

6. Personnel expensesa) Wages and salariesb) Social security, pension and other benefits

(of which relating to pensions €4,700,548.59; 2010: €4,675,975.45)

77,397,019.8517,796,689.52

73,588,349.1317,563,544.86

95,193,709.37 91,151,893.99

7. Write-offs and depreciationa) On intangible and tangible assetsb) On current assets

66,443,191.447,826,440.49

49,672,419.870.00

74,269,631.93 49,672,419.87

8. Other operating expenses 61,709,722.94 65,934,178.21

9. Income from loans 389.67 422.99

10. Other interest and similar income(thereof from discounting of long-term liabilities €0; 2010: €476,512.21) 1,350,477.32 7,233,512.23

11. Interest and similar expenses(thereof from interest accrued on long-term liabilities €2,594,301.35; 2010: €1,925,883.58) 82,461,692.78 59,250,742.07

12. Profit/loss from ordinary business operations -74,411,390.43 9,697,038.47

13. Extraordinary expenses 0.00 1,655,476.00

14. Extraordinary income 0.00 -1,655,476.00

15. Taxes on income (2011: earnings) 121,928.90 920,175.32

16. Other taxes 247,475.66 3,066,888.08

17. Loss for the year (2010: Profit) -74,536,937.19 4,054,499.07

18. Unappropriated retained earnings brought forward 35,712,615.30 31,658,116.23

19. Accumulated deficit (2010: Unappropriated retained earnings)

-38,824,321.89 35,712,615.30



Consolidated capital flow statement for fiscal year 2011

2011 TEUR

2010 TEUR

Result of the period before extraordinary income -74,537 5,710

Depreciation on fixed assets 66,443 49,672

Decline (previous year increase) in provisions -3,897 7,203

Increase in special items for investment subsidies 5,915 38,160

Loss from disposal of fixed assets (after loss offset) 1,261 20

Other income and expenditures not affecting payment 6,508 -260

Increase (previous year decrease) in inventories, trade accounts receivables and other assets -14,812 156,522

Increase (previous year decrease) in trade accounts pay-able and other liabilities 36,633 -207,055

Cash flow from current business activities 23,514 49,972

Payments from disposals of fixed assets 737 4,499

Payments for investments in tangible assets -640,602 -589,364

Payments for investments in intangible assets -4,722 -3,247

Payments for investments in financial assets 0 -5,051

Cash flow from investment activities -644,587 -593,163

Payments from contributions to equity by shareholders 0 48,000

Payments from the taking out of loans 644,524 440,349

Cash flow from financing activities 644,524 488,349

Change in cash effective for payments 23,451 -54,842

Cash at beginning of period 20,373 75,215

Cash at end of period 43,824 20,373



Consolidated analysis of equity development for the period from 1 January to 31 December 2011

01/01/2011€

Net result for the year €

Transfers not af-fecting income €

Withdrawals€

31/12/2011€

Subscribed capital(Previous year)

11,000,000.00 11,000,000.00

0.00 0.00

0.00 0.00

0.00 0.00

11,000,000.00 11,000,000.00

Capital reserves(Previous year)

967,568,966.41 924,578,358.41

0.00 0.00

0.00 48,000,000.00

0.00 -5,009,392.00

967,568,966.41 967,568,966.41

Earnings reserves(Previous year)

2,335,861.17 0.00 0.00

0.00 2,335,861.17

0.00 0.00

2,335,861.17 2,335,861.17

Accumulated deficit/ Unappropriated retained earnings(Previous year)

35,712,615.30 31,658,116.23

-74,536,937.19 4,054,499.07

0.00 0.00

0.00 0.00

-38,824,321.89 35,712,615.30

Consolidated equity(Previous year)

1,016,617,442.88 967,236,474.64

-74,536,937.19 4,054,499.07

0.00 50,335,861.17

0.00 -5,009,392.00

942,080,505.69 1,016,617,442.88



Consolidated notes for fiscal year 2011

General remarks

These consolidated annual accounts have been prepared in accordance with

Sections 290 and following HGB (German Commercial Code).

The consolidated income statement was prepared in accordance with the cost

summary method.

Companies included in the consolidation

The consolidated annual accounts are prepared by Flughafen Berlin Branden-

burg GmbH (FBB).

The consolidation includes the parent company FBB, Berliner Flughafen-Ge-

sellschaft mbH (BFG), Schoenefeld, Flughafen Energie & Wasser GmbH (FEW),

Schoenefeld, and FMT Facility Management Tempelhof GmbH i.L. (FMT), Berlin.

FBB holds all of the shares in BFG, which has share capital in the amount of

€38,347k. Shareholders’ equity of BFG amounts to €143,789k.

FBB is sole shareholder of FEW, which is endowed with share capital of €25k.

Shareholders’ equity of FEW amounts to €29k.

FBB is sole shareholder of FMT, which is endowed with share capital of €25k.

The shareholders’ equity is the equivalent of the share capital.

Accounting and evaluation methods

The annual accounts of the companies included in the consolidated annual

accounts of FBB were prepared in accordance with uniform accounting and

evaluation methods which have not been changed since the previous year.

The intangible fixed assets were valuated at acquisition costs less reductions in

acquisition costs, taking into account any depreciation (straight-line method).

The tangible fixed assets are measured at acquisition or manufacturing costs

less reductions in acquisition costs and, if they are limited-life assets, reduced

by scheduled depreciation (straight-line method). Proportionate overhead

costs as well as the direct costs are included in the own work capitalised taken

into account for the manufacturing costs.

The tangible and intangible fixed assets are depreciated according to the pre-

sumed useful life. Low-value assets with a value of up to €150.00 are written off

in full in the year of their addition. Depreciation on additions to the tangible

fixed assets is always taken pro rata temporis. A collective item which is written

off over a period of five years is created every year for fixed assets with acquisi-

tion costs per asset ranging between €150.01 and €1,000.00. The disposal of

these assets is shown in the fixed assets movement at the end of the five-year

utilisation period.

As has been decided by a consensus resolution, the opening of Berlin Bran-

denburg Airport will simultaneously result in the closure of Tegel Airport.

The leasehold concluded between the Company and the State of Berlin or the

federal government provides for compensation based on market value if and

when the buildings and premises can continue to be used for state or federal


purposes. Since there are at this time no concrete concepts for a later utilisa-

tion of the premises and equipment shown in the balance sheet, the useful life

periods have been adjusted to the expected opening date of BER. The end of

the useful life for Tegel has been set for 30 June 2012. The resulting additional

write-offs amount to €8,872k (previous year €7,987k).

New construction of significant infrastructure elements of the airport is linked

to the operational start-up of Berlin Brandenburg Airport at the Schoenefeld

location. The scheduled operational start-up date for BER was taken into ac-

count for the useful life periods of significant infrastructure elements at the

existing Schoenefeld Airport and the end of the useful life periods was set for

30 June 2012. To the extent that no subsequent use of the buildings and facili-

ties is planned, additional write-offs of €1,435k (previous year €1,112k) were

taken in 2011. Fixed assets include investments in 2011 for the planning and

construction of BER in the amount of €640.6 million. Total investments amount

to €650.8 million.

Stock rights and bonds in the financial assets were measured at the lower of

acquisition costs or the attributable value.

Stocks of raw materials and supplies in the inventories were measured at the

lower of average acquisition costs or replacement costs on the balance sheet

date.

All of the discernible risks in the inventory assets are taken into account by

reasonable devaluations.

As was the case in the previous year, uninvoiced services essentially show

construction services performed for third-party investments to be carried out

in relation to BER measures. The manufacturing costs include proportionate

overhead costs as well as the direct costs. The principle of measurement with-

out unrealised losses was observed.

Except for the retention of title clauses usual in business, the inventories are

free of any third-party rights.

Receivables and other assets are measured at nominal value. All of the items

subject to risks have been secured by the creation of reasonable valuation al-

lowances; the general credit risk is covered by lump-sum deductions.

The plots of land for Business Park Berlin designated for sale and shown under

Other assets are measured at the lower attributable value oriented to the mar-

ket value for land which is expected to be developed in the near future. This

value was determined on the assumption of future development and exploita-

tion as a commercial area.

Cash is shown at the nominal amount in the balance sheet.

Prepaid expenses contain expenditures which are related to a specific period

after the closing date.

A payment originally in the amount of €14.0m was made in 2009 to the lender

within the framework of the loan agreements for the financing of BER. This

payment is related to future savings in interest. The company has deferred this

amount as expenses similar to interest so that the expenses are distributed

over the term of the loans.

Capital subscribed, capital reserves and revenue reserves are shown at nominal

value.


Investment subsidies and investment grants for fixed assets are shown as

special accounts on the liabilities side. They are reversed over the course of the

write-offs. The reversal amounts are shown under Other operating income.

All discernible risks have been taken into account for the creation of provi-

sions.

Provisions for pensions and similar obligations are measured at the cash values

for current pensions, calculated in accordance with actuarial principles at

the interest rate of 5.13 per cent determined by the Deutsche Bundesbank for

equivalent terms. In this case, the option provided by Section 253 (2) second

sentence HGB (German Commercial Code) was exercised and the market inter-

est rate for a remaining term of 15 years was applied as a flat rate. A pension

trend of 2.0 per cent was assumed. The projected unit credit method (PUC

method) was utilised as the valuation procedure, and the calculations are based

on the probability data of the reference tables 2005 G of Dr Klaus Heubeck.

The tax provisions and the other provisions cover all of the contingent liabili-

ties and obligations. They have been created in the performance amount dic-

tated by reasonable commercial judgement. If the remaining term is more than

one year, they are discounted at an interest rate determined by the Deutsche

Bundesbank for the pertinent term. The long-term provisions are valuated in

accordance with the net method, i.e. provisions are discounted and measured

at cash value. Changes from interest expenditures do not result until subse-

quent years within the context of the accrued interest.

The provisions for partial retirement regulations include commitments from

outstanding wage payments based on the collective bargaining agreement

regulating partial retirement as well as obligations to pay additional increases

of benefits which will presumably arise pursuant to the collective bargaining

agreement in force from 01/01/2010. Provisions for partial retirement were val-

uated on the basis of an actuarial assessment pursuant to Section 253 (1) and (2)

HGB. The discounting of the provisions to cash value is calculated by applying

an interest rate of 5.13 per cent (previous year 5.15 per cent). A salary trend of

1.5 per cent was assumed for the valuation of the partial retirement provisions.

Liabilities are shown at the payment amounts.

Deferred income contains income representing earnings for a certain period

after the closing date.

Deferred taxes

There was no measurement of a reimbursement from deferred taxes in confor-

mity with Section 274 (1) HGB. A deferred payment is shown as a balance.

Consolidation principles

The book-value method is still used for capital consolidation from previous

periods. The book value of the shareholdings in the consolidated companies

shown in the FBB balance sheet is offset against the equity shown in the bal-

ance sheets of these subsidiaries at the point in time of the initial consolida-

tion. The capital consolidation of BFG results in a difference on the liability side

which is unchanged in the amount of €16.2 million and which is allocated to

the capital reserves.


Receivables and liabilities among the consolidated companies are offset against

each other. Sales revenues and other income were offset against the corre-

sponding expenditures.

The closing date for all of the companies included in the consolidation is the

same as that of the parent company. All of the annual accounts included in the

consolidation were prepared in euros.

Explanatory comments on the consolidated balance sheet

Fixed assets

The movement of individual items of the fixed assets, including write-offs taken

in the fiscal year, is shown in the fixed assets movement.

31/12/2011€k

31/12/2010€k

Intangible assets 8,613 4,758

Tangible assetsthereof land and buildingsthereof payments on account and assets in process of construction

2,629,239(769,914)

(1,469,117)

2,055,750(443,964)

(1,537,582)

Financial assets 97 98

Total 2,637,949 2,060,606

Work in progress

FBB is performing construction services related to construction facilities for BER

on behalf of third parties. The capitalised costs of manufacture (€22,991k; previ-

ous year €18,136k) contain essentially construction services performed for the

underground fuelling carried out on behalf of THBG BBI GmbH.

Receivables and other assets

Receivables due from undertakings in which the company has a participating

interest and the Other assets have a remaining term of less than one year.

31/12/2011€k

31/12/2010€k

Trade accounts receivablethereof short-term receivablesthereof long-term receivables

37,94028,684

9,256

47,46538,593

8,872

Amounts owed by undertakings in which the company has a participating interest 28,891 15,461

Other assets 42,351 37,040

Total 109,182 99,966


Amounts owed by undertakings in which the company has a participating inter-

est represent claims from the on-charging of construction services regarding

Dalandi Objekt KGs. The Other assets comprise primarily the properties of Busi-

ness Park Berlin (€28,326k, previous year €30,410k).

Subscribed capital

The share capital amounts to €11,000k, as in the previous year.

Capital reserves

The capital reserves of €430 million contain the financing contributions from

the shareholders for BER.

Earnings reserves

The earnings reserves contain earnings from the first-time discounting of provi-

sions in 2010 in the amount of €2,336k pursuant to the first-time application of

the BilMoG (German Accounting Law Modification Act) in accordance with Art.

67 (1) EGHGB (Introductory Act to the German Commercial Code).

Accumulated deficit

The consolidated accumulated deficit in the fiscal year amounts to €74,537k (pre-

vious year surplus €4,054k). When the consolidated retained earnings brought

forward from the previous year (€35,713k) are added, the consolidated accumu-

lated deficit amount to €38,824k.

Investment subsidies and investment grants

Investment subsidies and investment grants for fixed assets (€86,136k, previous

year €80,222k) are shown as special accounts on the liabilities side. They are

reversed over the course of the write-offs.

Tax provisions

Tax provisions include contingent land tax liabilities for the sites Schoenefeld

and Tegel (€755k, previous year €945k)


Other provisions

Other major provisions have been created

• for the services which must still be performed for the railway connection of

BER (€9,208k, previous year €18,822k);

• for partial retirement (€22,603k, previous year €22,746k);

• for unpaid invoices (€8,727k, previous year €4,897k);

• for the personnel concept TransFair BBI (€15,358k, previous year €11,398k).

Liabilities

Details of the remaining terms are shown in the liabilities movement.

Liabilities movement in €k

Remaining Term Total

Type of liability Up to 1 year 1 to 5 yearsMore than

5 years 31/12/2011 31/12/2010

1. Liabilities due to banks(Previous year)

5,209(2,946)

77,206(35,476)

1,457,667(854,873)

1,540,082893,295

2. Liabilities from payments received on account(Previous year)

21,238(0)

0(18,207)

0(0)

21,23818,207

3. Trade accounts payable(Previous year)

47,882(41,032)

0(0)

0(0)

47,88241,032

4. Other liabilities(Previous year)thereof for taxes: (2,563; previous year 1,258)

31,203(25,728) (0) (0)

31,20325,728

Total(Previous year)

105,532(69,706)

77,206(53,683)

1,457,667(854,873)

1,640,405978,262

The liabilities due to banks in the amount of €1,540,082k result from the utilisa-

tion of the credit line of the BER long-term financing.

The liabilities from payments received on account result largely from partial

payments for the construction work which is being performed by FBB on behalf

of third-party investors.

Deferred income

The major components of the deferred income are payments received on ac-

count for ground rent and grants for investments in buildings or investments

for the development of land areas and grants for servicing and maintenance

obligations. Payments received on account are discounted to the cash value as

agreed in the leases and reversed over the duration of the leases. The grants are

included, effective on earnings, on the basis of the useful life of the pertinent

assets.


Deferred taxes

Deferred taxes are a consequence of deviations in value measurements of

assets, liabilities and deferred expenses and income caused by differences in

commercial and tax laws. In the annual accounts per 31/12/2011, the deferred tax

liabilities of €-3k, which essentially result from differing measurements of tan-

gible assets and other provisions, are offset against deferred tax reimbursements

of €3,479k. The option provided under Section 274 (1) second sentence HGB was

exercised so that the balance has not been capitalised.

The deferred tax reimbursements are primarily a consequence of the differing

valuations of tangible and financials assets, inventories, pension provisions and

other provisions. Deferred tax reimbursements arising from the application of

tax laws related to accumulated deficits brought forward have not been valu-

ated because they cannot be offset within the next five years on the basis of the

corporate planning. The deferred taxes are based on a tax rate of 25.1 per cent.

Contingent liabilities

During the sale of GGB, BFG agreed to a limited guarantee catalogue usual on

the market which includes standard guarantees and risks: pension provisions,

the effectiveness of the retroactivity of the collective agreement for safeguard-

ing jobs of the GGB and the correctness of disclosed information. A balanced tax

exemption obligation, limited to 31 December 2007, was given. The liability is

limited to a value of €2,053k.

Off-balance-sheet transactions

Other financial liabilities

31/12/2011€k

31/12/2010€k

Payment obligations from leases and leasing agreements

4,719 1,273

Payment obligations equalisation levy for sealing in accordance with the planningstipulation decision

12,849 12,849

Payment obligations pursuant to the leasing agreements with Dalandi Objekt KGs 1)

240,000 240,000

Payment obligations pursuant to construction permit agreements/compensation payments

3,434 0

Order commitment from awarded investment/consulting contracts

377,780 511,211

Total 638,782 765,333

1) This value represents the cash value of the maximum future payment obligations (rent and interest and repayment) if the interest rate implicitly to be paid by FBB in excess of the leasing rate is applied as the discount interest rate. The exact payment obligations will not be known until after conclusion of the construction activities.


Expenses in €m

2011

€287.8m

56.6

95.2

61.7

74.3

2010

€289.8m

83.0

91.2

65.9

49.7

2009

€320.7m

117.9

94.9

50.0

57.9

cost of materials personnel expenses depreciation other operating expenditures

Number of employees

2011 66 vocational trainees1,392 employees




The leases and leasing agreements end in the period between 2012 and 2027 and

are related primarily to office blocks, IT equipment, motor vehicles and office

furniture.

The awarded investment contracts for 2012 are related mainly to measures for

BER, including terminal (€191,439k), underground work (€47,728k), third-party

investments (€39,314k) and technical infrastructure (€11,369k).

Derivative financial instruments

The interest for the long-term borrowing represents a major component of the

payment obligations of FBB.

The Company therefore secured its position in the event of an increase in inter-

est rates and the resulting rise in financing costs by concluding interest swaps in

December 2006. Each of these agreements has been concluded to hedge future

cash flows. The secured risk is the change in value of the interest payments for

the long-term borrowing resulting from changes in the 3-month Euribor interest

rates. The objective of the interest hedge transactions is to establish a fixed rate

for a part of the series of expected interest payments (3-month Euribor).

During the period until 2013, about 70 per cent of the total borrowing needs

according to current liquidity planning and business plan is to serve as the

basic transaction for the security. In the period from 2013 to 2026, about 50 per

cent of the total borrowing needs in each case according to the business plan is

supposed to be secured. Risks from payment flow fluctuations in the amounts

shown above are therefore excluded for future interest payments on these un-

derlying transactions. The derivative financial instruments are cases of pending

transactions. That is why they are not shown in the balance sheet per 31 Decem-

ber 2011. The interest swaps and the loans to finance the construction of the BER

create a hedge in accordance with HGB. They are shown in the balance sheet

in accordance with the net hedge presentation method. Changes in the value

of the interest swaps are accordingly not shown in the balance sheet if they are

balanced out by value changes in the underlying transaction. The creation of a

provision for contingent liabilities would be required if there is a possibility of a

bottom-line loss. The attributable fair values per 31/12/2011 amount to a nominal

value of €1.5 billion and a market value of €-214.5 million.

The market value of the swaps was determined with the aid of the discounted

cash flow valuation. The future interest payments were discounted by the

interest structure curve of 31 December 2011. The cash value of these payments

represents the value of the swaps.

The three swaps are so-called "roller coaster swaps".

Negative cash value is secured by guarantees from the investment bank of the

State of Brandenburg in the amount of €225.4 million and represent a loan draw-

down under the long-term financing.

The prospective effectiveness of the hedging relationship was calculated on the

basis of a regression analysis. In this scenario analysis, interest rates are shifted

parallel in a range from -2 per cent to +2 per cent. The results of the analysis show

that a high level of effectiveness of the hedging relationships can be expected.

For the reporting period, the effectiveness was retrospectively reviewed on the

basis of the dollar offset method, assuming a hypothetical derivative.


Section 285, no. 23a HGB requires disclosure of the amount of risk secured by

the hedges in the notes. Owing to the creation of the hedge, the swaps have a

negative market value of €-214.5 million which is not to be taken into consider-

ation.

Explanatory comments on the consolidated income statement

Sales revenues 2011 2010

€k % €k %

Aviation 178,045 67.7 168,245 33.2

Non Aviation 46,980 17.9 43,805 8.7

Real Estate 29,250 11.1 27,413 5.5

Sales revenues construction services

1,426 0.5 259,466 51.2

Sales revenues services 2,971 1.1 3,158 0.6

Miscellaneous 4,568 1.7 4,273 0.8

Total 263,240 100.0 506,360 100.0

Expenditures and earnings related to other periods

Earnings related to other periods in the amount of €6,201k (previous year

€7,472k) were received in the reporting period. They essentially comprise

income from the reversal of provisions (€3,231k; previous year €6,334k) and in-

come from tax reimbursements for previous years (€2,412k; previous year €54k).

Expenditures related to other periods of €2,811k (previous year €5,753k) include

€2,265k (previous year €941k) in other costs for previous years and €199k (previ-

ous year €878k) in taxes for previous years. In the previous year, there was an

additional €3,404k in expenditures from allocations to provisions for disputed

regulations of the existing fee schedule.

Interest from interest accrual and discounting of provisions

Expenditures related to interest accruals on provisions of €2,594k (previous year

€1,926) were incurred in the reporting period. Income from the discounting or

provisions was not disclosed in the reporting period because the provisions

were measured in accordance with the net method.

Related persons

Existing business relationships with related persons were agreed subject to

terms and conditions usual on the market. Institutions which perform official

duties at the airports and other public institutions are charged rents at cost as

prescribed by law.

Explanatory comments on the consolidated cash flow statement

The capital flow statement was prepared in accordance with the principles of

DRS 2. Cash and liquid funds are equivalent.


Auditor fee

During the reporting period, fees totalling €237k were charged by Pricewater-

houseCoopers Aktiengesellschaft Wirtschaftsprüfungsgesellschaft, Berlin. These

fees cover the services of all of the companies and break down as shown below:

2011 €k

2010 €k

Auditing services 105 102

Other certification services 0 169

Tax consultancy services 109 151

Other services 23 17

Total 237 439

Miscellaneous information

Supervisory Board

Klaus Wowereit, Chairperson – Governing Mayor of Berlin

Frank Henkel – from 09/12/2011; Senator; Senate Department of the Interior and

Sports

Dr Christian Sundermann – State Secretary; Senate Department of Finances

Harald Wolf – until 07/12/2011; Senator; Senate Department for Economics, Tech-

nology and Women’s Issues

Michael Zehden – Managing Director; A-Z Hotelmanagement und Beratungs

GmbH & Co. KG

Matthias Platzeck, Vice-Chairperson – State Premier; State Government of Bran-

denburg

Ralf Christoffers – Minister; State Ministry for Economics and European Affairs

of the State of Brandenburg

Dr Helmuth Markov – from 25/03/2011; Minister; Ministry of Finances of the

State of Brandenburg

Rainer Speer – until 08/03/2011; Minister (Ret) of the State of Brandenburg

Günther Troppmann – CEO of the Deutsche Kreditbank AG

Rainer Bomba – State Secretary; Federal Ministry for Transport, Building and

Urban Development


Werner Gatzer – from 11/03/2011; State Secretary; Federal Ministry for Finances

Holger Rössler – Trade Union Secretary of ver.di; Vereinte Dienstleistungs-

gewerkschaft Berlin District

Franziska Hammermeister – Employee of Berliner Flughafen-Gesellschaft mbH;

Tegel Airport

Claudia Heinrich – Chairperson of the Works Council at Flughafen Berlin Bran-

denburg GmbH; Schoenefeld Airport

Peter Lindner – Chairperson of the Works Council at Berliner Flughafen-Gesell-

schaft mbH; Tegel Airport

Sven Munsonius – Employee of Berliner Flughafen-Gesellschaft mbH; Tegel

Airport

Total compensation paid to the Supervisory Board

The reimbursements for attendance fees paid to the Supervisory Board mem-

bers amounted to €14.1k (previous year €15.1k).

Management

Prof Dr Rainer Schwarz – CEO

Dr Manfred A. Körtgen – COO

Total compensation paid to management

€kBasic

compensationContingency

compensation Total

Prof Dr Rainer Schwarz 318 37 355

Dr Manfred A. Körtgen 247 34 281

Gesamt 565 71 636

In addition, €178k for pension schemes and €22k in other compensation was

paid for Prof Dr Schwarz. Dr Körtgen received €18k in other compensation.

Total compensation to former members of management

Pension payments made to former members of management amounted to €474k

(previous year €462k). Provisions for pensions to former members of man-

agement and their survivors have been created in full and amount to €5,446k

(previous year €5,513k) per 31 December 2011.


Employees

Average number of employees during the fiscal year:

2011 2010

Employees 1,392 1,397

Vocational trainees 66 62

Total 1,458 1,459

Schoenefeld, 01 March 2012

Prof Dr Rainer Schwarz Dr Manfred A. Körtgen



Analysis of fixed assets movement for fiscal year 2011

FBB Group Acquisition and manufacturing costs Accumulated depreciation Book values

31/12/2010€

Additions€

Disposals€

Transfers€

31/12/2011 €

31/12/2010€

Additions€

Disposals€

Transfers€

Additions€

31/12/2011 €

31/12/2011€

31/12/2010€


1. Purchased software and rights 18,639,084.24 2,625,273.18 46,361.87 1,623,765.19 22,841,760.74 16,265,232.62 1,262,962.14 44,880.95 0.00 0.00 17,483,313.81 5,358,446.93 2,373,851.62

2. Payments on account 2,384,481.15 2,097,007.20 840.00 -1,226,461.47 3,254,186.88 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 3,254,186.88 2,384,481.15

21,023,565.39 4,722,280.38 47,201.87 397,303.72 26,095,947.62 16,265,232.62 1,262,962.14 44,880.95 0.00 0.00 17,483,313.81 8,612,633.81 4,758,332.77

II. Tangible assets

1. Land and buildings 904,598,240.23 79,261,114.78 3,498,687.74 288,368,906.67 1,268,729,573.94 460,634,591.39 38,595,055.79 408,983.13 -5,234.13 0.00 498,815,429.92 769,914,144.02 443,963,648.84

2. Technical equipment, plant and machinery 212,772,709.09 57,755,593.18 2,429,663.65 272,420,929.78 540,519,568.40 153,232,065.85 20,502,770.32 1,751,817.74 0.00 0.00 171,983,018.43 368,536,549.97 59,540,643.24

3. Fixtures, fittings and equipment 86,823,593.75 7,491,793.89 2,201,119.80 4,895,793.33 97,010,061.17 73,261,635.55 5,535,466.36 2,029,081.99 5,192.87 0.00 76,773,212.79 20,236,848.38 13,561,958.20

4. Low-value assets 1,920,488.06 865,511.49 742,358.16 14,625.04 2,058,266.43 818,567.06 546,936.83 741,928.16 41.26 0.00 623,616.99 1,434,649.44 1,101,921.00

5. Payments on account and as-sets in process of construction 1,541,892,772.50 500,698,456.42 3,065,979.07 -566,097,558.54 1,473,427,691.31 4,310,681.72 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 4,310,681.72 1,469,117,009.59 1,537,582,090.78

2,748,007,803.63 646,072,469.76 11,937,808.42 -397,303.72 3,381,745,161.25 692,257,541.57 65,180,229.30 4,931,811.02 0.00 0.00 752,505,959.85 2,629,239,201.40 2,055,750,262.06


1. Participations 93,500.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 93,500.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 93,500.00 93,500.00

2. Other loans 5,823.31 0.00 668.45 0.00 5,154.86 1,437.31 0.00 0.00 0.00 291.45 1,145.86 4,009.00 4,386.00

99,323.31 0.00 668.45 0.00 98,654.86 1,437.31 0.00 0.00 0.00 291.45 1,145.86 97,509.00 97,886.00

2,769,130,692.33 650,794,750.14 11,985,678.74 0.00 3,407,939,763.73 708,524,211.50 66,443,191.44 4,976,691.97 0.00 291.45 769,990,419.52 2,637,949,344.21 2,060,606,480.83

thereof BBI Acquisition and manufacturing costs Accumulated depreciation Book values

31/12/2010€

Additions€

Disposals€

Transfers€

31/12/2011 €

31/12/2010€

Additions€

Disposals€

Transfers€

Additions€

31/12/2011 €

31/12/2011€

31/12/2010€


1. Software and rights 1,420,904.67 2,012,847.86 1,112.40 1,326,288.34 4,758,928.47 307,192.87 572,944.60 0.00 0.00 0.00 880,137.47 3,878,791.00 1,113,711.80

2. Payments on account 840,375.81 966,679.93 840.00 -667,548.47 1,138,667.27 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 1,138,667.27 840,375.81

2,261,280.48 2,979,527.79 1,952.40 658,739.87 5,897,595.74 307,192.87 572,944.60 0.00 0.00 0.00 880,137.47 5,017,458.27 1,954,087.61

II. Tangible assets

1. Land and buildings 293,386,633.87 72,645,868.43 597,735.57 287,981,375.29 653,416,142.02 20,411,768.28 13,994,927.04 37,492.82 5,234.13 0.00 34,374,436.63 619,041,705.39 272,974,865.59

2. Technical equipment, plant and machinery 50,959,496.81 57,718,092.89 59,270.71 272,373,708.79 380,992,027.78 7,217,070.72 13,005,602.78 0.00 0.00 0.00 20,222,673.50 360,769,354.28 43,742,426.09

3. Fixtures, fittings and equipment 1,679,838.42 6,724,330.68 2,235.59 4,894,349.96 13,296,283.47 434,999.97 921,508.53 0.00 -5,192.87 0.00 1,351,315.63 11,944,967.84 1,244,838.45

4. Low-value assets 360,335.18 581,218.68 193,495.71 14,625.04 762,683.19 107,977.78 178,491.02 193,495.71 -41.26 0.00 92,931.83 669,751.36 252,357.40


1,887,492,479.59 637,608,941.11 3,767,757.74 -296,655.42 2,521,037,007.54 32,390,270.93 28,100,529.37 230,988.53 0.00 0.00 60,259,811.77 2,460,777,195.77 1,855,102,208.66

1,889,753,760.07 640,588,468.90 3,769,710.14 362,084.45 2,526,934,603.28 32,697,463.80 28,673,473.97 230,988.53 0.00 0.00 61,139,949.24 2,465,794,654.04 1,857,056,296.27


FBB Group Acquisition and manufacturing costs Accumulated depreciation Book values

31/12/2010€

Additions€

Disposals€

Transfers€

31/12/2011 €

31/12/2010€

Additions€

Disposals€

Transfers€

Additions€

31/12/2011 €

31/12/2011€

31/12/2010€


1. Purchased software and rights 18,639,084.24 2,625,273.18 46,361.87 1,623,765.19 22,841,760.74 16,265,232.62 1,262,962.14 44,880.95 0.00 0.00 17,483,313.81 5,358,446.93 2,373,851.62

2. Payments on account 2,384,481.15 2,097,007.20 840.00 -1,226,461.47 3,254,186.88 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 3,254,186.88 2,384,481.15

21,023,565.39 4,722,280.38 47,201.87 397,303.72 26,095,947.62 16,265,232.62 1,262,962.14 44,880.95 0.00 0.00 17,483,313.81 8,612,633.81 4,758,332.77

II. Tangible assets

1. Land and buildings 904,598,240.23 79,261,114.78 3,498,687.74 288,368,906.67 1,268,729,573.94 460,634,591.39 38,595,055.79 408,983.13 -5,234.13 0.00 498,815,429.92 769,914,144.02 443,963,648.84

2. Technical equipment, plant and machinery 212,772,709.09 57,755,593.18 2,429,663.65 272,420,929.78 540,519,568.40 153,232,065.85 20,502,770.32 1,751,817.74 0.00 0.00 171,983,018.43 368,536,549.97 59,540,643.24

3. Fixtures, fittings and equipment 86,823,593.75 7,491,793.89 2,201,119.80 4,895,793.33 97,010,061.17 73,261,635.55 5,535,466.36 2,029,081.99 5,192.87 0.00 76,773,212.79 20,236,848.38 13,561,958.20

4. Low-value assets 1,920,488.06 865,511.49 742,358.16 14,625.04 2,058,266.43 818,567.06 546,936.83 741,928.16 41.26 0.00 623,616.99 1,434,649.44 1,101,921.00


2,748,007,803.63 646,072,469.76 11,937,808.42 -397,303.72 3,381,745,161.25 692,257,541.57 65,180,229.30 4,931,811.02 0.00 0.00 752,505,959.85 2,629,239,201.40 2,055,750,262.06


1. Participations 93,500.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 93,500.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 93,500.00 93,500.00

2. Other loans 5,823.31 0.00 668.45 0.00 5,154.86 1,437.31 0.00 0.00 0.00 291.45 1,145.86 4,009.00 4,386.00

99,323.31 0.00 668.45 0.00 98,654.86 1,437.31 0.00 0.00 0.00 291.45 1,145.86 97,509.00 97,886.00

2,769,130,692.33 650,794,750.14 11,985,678.74 0.00 3,407,939,763.73 708,524,211.50 66,443,191.44 4,976,691.97 0.00 291.45 769,990,419.52 2,637,949,344.21 2,060,606,480.83

thereof BBI Acquisition and manufacturing costs Accumulated depreciation Book values

31/12/2010€

Additions€

Disposals€

Transfers€

31/12/2011 €

31/12/2010€

Additions€

Disposals€

Transfers€

Additions€

31/12/2011 €

31/12/2011€

31/12/2010€


1. Software and rights 1,420,904.67 2,012,847.86 1,112.40 1,326,288.34 4,758,928.47 307,192.87 572,944.60 0.00 0.00 0.00 880,137.47 3,878,791.00 1,113,711.80

2. Payments on account 840,375.81 966,679.93 840.00 -667,548.47 1,138,667.27 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 1,138,667.27 840,375.81

2,261,280.48 2,979,527.79 1,952.40 658,739.87 5,897,595.74 307,192.87 572,944.60 0.00 0.00 0.00 880,137.47 5,017,458.27 1,954,087.61

II. Tangible assets

1. Land and buildings 293,386,633.87 72,645,868.43 597,735.57 287,981,375.29 653,416,142.02 20,411,768.28 13,994,927.04 37,492.82 5,234.13 0.00 34,374,436.63 619,041,705.39 272,974,865.59

2. Technical equipment, plant and machinery 50,959,496.81 57,718,092.89 59,270.71 272,373,708.79 380,992,027.78 7,217,070.72 13,005,602.78 0.00 0.00 0.00 20,222,673.50 360,769,354.28 43,742,426.09

3. Fixtures, fittings and equipment 1,679,838.42 6,724,330.68 2,235.59 4,894,349.96 13,296,283.47 434,999.97 921,508.53 0.00 -5,192.87 0.00 1,351,315.63 11,944,967.84 1,244,838.45

4. Low-value assets 360,335.18 581,218.68 193,495.71 14,625.04 762,683.19 107,977.78 178,491.02 193,495.71 -41.26 0.00 92,931.83 669,751.36 252,357.40


1,887,492,479.59 637,608,941.11 3,767,757.74 -296,655.42 2,521,037,007.54 32,390,270.93 28,100,529.37 230,988.53 0.00 0.00 60,259,811.77 2,460,777,195.77 1,855,102,208.66

1,889,753,760.07 640,588,468.90 3,769,710.14 362,084.45 2,526,934,603.28 32,697,463.80 28,673,473.97 230,988.53 0.00 0.00 61,139,949.24 2,465,794,654.04 1,857,056,296.27


Flughafen Berlin Brandenburg GmbH(formerly Flughafen Berlin-Schoenefeld GmbH)

Consolidated income statement for the fiscal year from 1 January to 31 December 2011

A Organisation and business activities

Schoenefeld and Tegel Airports provide the aviation infrastructure for the capi-

tal city region Berlin-Brandenburg. As of 03 June 2012, air traffic in its entirety

will be concentrated on Berlin Brandenburg Airport Willy Brandt, which has

been given the IATA airport code BER.

At the turn of the year 2011/2012, a new chapter in corporate history was

opened: Flughafen Berlin-Schoenefeld GmbH (FBS) was renamed Flughafen

Berlin Brandenburg GmbH (hereinafter: FBB).

Shareholders of FBB are the State of Berlin (37 per cent of the initial capital),

the State of Brandenburg (37 per cent) and the Federal Republic of Germany

(26 per cent).

FBB is structured as a matrix organisation in which the three divisions Avia-

tion Management, Non Aviation Management and Real Estate Management are

linked by the central departments (Legal, Marketing and Public Relations, HR

and Organisation, Commercial Management, and Planning and Construction

BBI) which have been assigned cross-departmental corporate functions. The

service units (Information and Communications Technology, Safety and Secu-

rity, Technical Facility Management) perform supporting and supplementary

activities. Internal Audit, Press Office, Environment and Corporate Develop-

ment have been set up as staff positions directly responsible to senior manage-

ment.

The division Aviation Management assures the smooth handling operation

and has overall responsibility for the continuous improvement of the handling

processes for aircraft, passengers and baggage. It is also responsible for all of

the airside requirements for cargo transshipment. The division Non Aviation

Management is in charge of the optimal realisation of the properties by retail

trade, restaurant business, parking space and advertising. It is responsible for

the development of an attractive mix of business sectors and services from the

customers’ perspective. The division Real Estate Management has responsibility

for the long-term planning of the airport infrastructure and the realisation and

maintenance of operational capability and provides an infrastructure aligned to

→ 01 Flughafen Berlin Brandenburg GmbH


Terminal passenger bridges, road connections and security building are already well over 90 per cent complete.

the Company’s strategic orientation and optimised according to its operational

and commercial demands.

The central department Commercial Management was newly created in the

reporting period; the staff position Financing has been integrated into the com-

mercial department so that all of the commercial processes are now handled

by a single position. The previous commercial department Corporate Develop-

ment has been turned into an independent staff office. Its special responsibili-

ties include the trial operation of BER and the moves of Tegel and Schoenefeld

Airports to the new Berlin Brandenburg Airport.

Good corporate governance is strongly emphasised at Berlin Brandenburg

Airport. Corporate governance stands for transparent management and control

of the company in awareness of responsibility and oriented to long-term value

creation. The key standards are the rules and recommendations for action

contained in the “Corporate Governance Code for the Participation of the State

of Brandenburg in Companies Under Private Law”. Management and Supervi-

sory Board at FBB have prepared a corporate governance report for fiscal year

2011 which can be viewed online. They declare in this report that the rules and

regulations contained in the Code have been observed and will be observed in

the future as well.

B The construction of Berlin Brandenburg Airport

The most important project of the future in the capital city region, Berlin

Brandenburg Airport, will begin operating on 03 June 2012. Significant mile-

stones were achieved in 2011 with the decision of the Federal Administrative

Court regarding flights during peripheral times and the commencement of trial

operation. The construction work at Berlin Brandenburg Airport has moved

into the final phase since the end of 2011: about 5,500 construction workers are

employed in the completion of the airport. The buildings and facilities relevant

for operation such as terminal and passenger bridges, road connections and

security buildings are well over 90 per cent complete.

B.1 The most important stages on the road to BER in 2011

Decision by the Federal Administrative Court

regarding flights during peripheral times

The last fundamental decision related to the construction of Berlin Brandenburg

Airport was handed down on 13 October 2011. A final decision by the Federal Ad-


ministrative Court confirmed the supplementary planning stipulation decision

regarding the regulation of night-time flights for BER. The Brandenburg Infra-

structure Ministry had regulated the number of flights in the periphery times

between 10 p.m. and midnight and between 5 and 6 a.m. in this decision from

20 October 2009. Airport company, airlines and airport neighbours now have

security for their planning. Berlin Brandenburg Airport can now be opened

the way it has been planned and constructed for years: as an airport which will

connect Berlin and Brandenburg with the world far better than the two existing

airports in Schoenefeld and Tegel can do by offering more long-haul routes and

additional flights to European destinations.

airberlin and Lufthansa raise their operational level

The two largest airlines at Schoenefeld and Tegel Airports, airberlin and Luf-

thansa, reacted immediately to the decision by the Federal Administrative Court

with a positive signal in the direction of BER: both airlines announced that they

would be raising the level of their commitment at Berlin Brandenburg Airport.

At the beginning of May 2012, airberlin will initiate a new long-haul route to Los

Angeles. Moreover, the airline has made a clear commitment to the new airport

and its future as an aviation hub by building the large maintenance hangar at

BER. Lufthansa has announced the expansion of European routes leaving from

Berlin and the stationing of new aircraft. By taking these steps, the airline is cre-

ating the basis which will in the middle term allow it to offer additional destina-

tions in the intercontinental sector.

Base trial operation begins at BER

Base trial operation at Berlin Brandenburg Airport successfully began on 24 No-

vember 2011. Employees of the airlines, security and ground handling services

and the airport are testing all of the major operational procedures: the full scope

of normal airport operations from check-in to security checkpoints to board-

ing will be simulated. Moreover, the workers have the opportunity to become

thoroughly acquainted with the topography of their future workplaces during

training sessions for theory and on-site inspections. The objective is to take

advantage of the six-month trial operation to discover as far as possible all of the

problems and sources of error and to eliminate them ahead of the opening to

assure the scheduled operational start-up.

B.2 Construction work at Berlin Brandenburg Airport

Terminal

The terminal is the heart of the new airport. Work on the interior of the termi-

nal has been moving at top speed since the beginning of 2011: floors have been

laid, security checkpoint lanes installed and the various components of the bag-

gage conveyor system have been coordinated with one another. The check-in

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areas in the terminal departure area have been largely completed, escalators and

lifts have been installed and the installation of the guidance system has be-

gun. Passenger bridges have been installed on the outside of the terminal, and

the transit areas to Pier North and Pier South are finished. The first check-in-

counters, security checkpoints, gates and baggage conveyor system have started

operations as part of the operational trials.

Connections to transportation networks

Berlin Brandenburg Airport will be easily accessible by rail and road as well as

from the air. The Airport Express will run every 15 minutes and transport pas-

sengers from Berlin’s Central Railway Station to BER in 30 minutes. Intracity

trains (S-Bahn) and buses will also run at short intervals, and there is a connec-

tion to the long-distance rail network. The connection of Berlin Brandenburg

Airport to the public transport network was presented in September 2011. More

than 90 per cent of the work on road connections has also been completed.

Movement areas and South Runway

FBB successfully concluded the final lighting tests on the future South Runway

at the beginning of May 2011. A total of 1,125 kilometres of special airport cable

was laid and 5,450 in-pavement lights and 1,425 above-pavement lights were

installed for the navigation lighting system on the new South Runway, the

apron and the connected taxiway system. 485 signs have been put up to provide

exact orientation for pilots. The newly constructed movement areas have a total

area of more than 1.8 million square metres, created by pouring about 1.2 million

cubic metres of concrete.

The flight inspection of the instrument landing system (ILS) on the South Run-

way by the Deutsche Flugsicherung (DFS) has also been concluded. The ILS will

run in monitored trial operation until the operational start-up at BER to obtain

certification at the highest security level as required.

Operation-specific buildings

A small city with its own independent energy supply and technical infrastruc-

ture, most of which has been completed, is rising to the south-east of Berlin

along with Berlin Brandenburg Airport. All four of the media to be supplied by

the energy centres (electric power, emergency power, heating and cooling from

power-heating cogeneration plants) are now available. As many as 500 servers

in the central computer centre will provide computing power to the new capital

city airport in the future. The vital services of the airport, from the control

centre to the check-in counter, will run on the servers. The computer centre has

been available for use since the beginning of November 2011 and is ready for

operational trials as scheduled.

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Fire stations

Two new fire stations have been built for Berlin Brandenburg Airport: Fire Sta-

tion West and Fire Station East. Both of the fire stations are close to completion

and have been ready for use during operational trials since the end of Novem-

ber 2011. Fire Station West houses the dispatch rooms specific to the fire brigade

and parking buildings for large vehicles, the fire brigade management office, the

airport control centre, the emergency services office, the security management

office and the control centre for technology. Fire Station East serves primarily as

fire protection for the terminal besides fire-fighting for aircraft.

Security building

In March 2011, FBB joined Deutsche Anlagen-Leasing GmbH & Co. KG, the Ger-

man Federal Police and customs at the topping-off ceremony for the new secu-

rity building at Berlin Brandenburg Airport. When operation at BER commences,

the building will be used jointly by airport security, German Federal Police and

customs, enabling optimal collaboration.

Maintenance hangars at BER

The cornerstone for the new airberlin and Germania maintenance hangar at

Berlin Brandenburg Airport was laid at the end of March 2011. The hangar has

more than 12,000 square metres of floor space and offers enough room for six

aircraft like the Airbus A319/A320 models or alternatively two long-haul aircraft

like the A330 model. Two-thirds of the floor space will be used by airberlin Tech-

nik GmbH, one-third by Germania. Furthermore, Lufthansa Technik had the

groundbreaking ceremony for a new maintenance facility at Berlin Branden-

burg Airport in June. The hangar will have room for four short- and middle-haul

aircraft or for one wide-body aircraft up to the size of an Airbus A340.

Air cargo centre at BER

In addition, the construction of the AirCargo Center Berlin, the air cargo centre

for belly cargo, started at Berlin Brandenburg Airport at the beginning of May

2011. The cargo facility has a total of 12,000 square metres of handling space

and 7,000 square metres of office space. The completion of the freight facility is

planned for April 2012 and will be ready in time for the operational start-up at

BER.

Airport City

Development of Airport City, the urban service centre of the new Berlin

Brandenburg Airport, is far advanced. The city area is characterized by its

top location, the high level of quality for your stay and ideal transportation

connections. The terminal and the underground railway station can both be

reached in just a few minutes’ walk. The appearance of the area is character-

ised by a pleasing mix of sophisticated architecture and attractive open and


green spaces. The heart of this quarter is the centrally placed Willy-Brandt-

Platz; buildings with as many as six storeys can be realised along its borders on

construction plots of variable sizes. An office block and the Steigenberger four-

star Superior Hotel will be the first investment properties ready for occupancy

in Airport City.

B.3 Additional actions and events revolving around BER

Business Park Berlin

Marketing of Business Park Berlin continued to progress in 2011. About 41 hect-

ares of area have already been sold to investors, and construction is under way.

When the new airport begins operation, a hotel and industrial buildings will

have been realised. Construction on additional properties is scheduled to begin

in 2012. The realisation of the second phase of development has begun and is

well advanced.

Compensatory and replacement measures

The compensatory and replacement measures being carried out by FBB within

the scope of the Schoenefeld expansion surround the new airport like a green

ribbon. One important component of these compensatory measures – besides

the International Work Camp held annually in the Zülowniederung – consists

of five parks: the historical estate parks Dahlewitz (Blankenfelde-Mahlow) and

Grossziethen (Schoenefeld) were turned over to the municipalities in summer

2011. The three parks Dörferblick, In den Gehren and Am Vogelwäldchen, which

are within the city limits of Schoenefeld, were completed in autumn 2011.

Art on Architecture

The last three of a total of six designs for Art on Architecture at the new Berlin

Brandenburg Airport were selected in April 2011. The guiding theme running

through all of the designs is “Air – Land” and will be realised at six locations in

the new airport. The artists were selected in invitational and open competitions

which attracted attention around the world. All of the works of art are supposed

to be completed by the opening in June 2012.

Chapel and Quiet Room

In July 2011, FBB, the Protestant Church Berlin-Brandenburg Silesian Upper

Lusatia and the Catholic Church in Berlin, Brandenburg, Mecklenburg-West

Pomerania signed the agreement for financing and utilisation of the chapel and

Quiet Room in the BER terminal. The chapel and Quiet Room are being built as

places of retreat equally welcome to people from all different cultures and reli-

gious groups. The two rooms are architecturally identical, but they differ in the

specific furnishings.


New corporate design

The new look of BER was presented for the first time along with an installation

at Tegel Airport in June 2011. In addition to the new name Berlin Brandenburg

Airport, it includes a new logo comprising the three letters BER, the trademark

of the new airport. Moreover, BER has been given a completely new visual

design featuring a palette of colours including a fresh, radiant orange red and

the intense, classic purple red. The lighter shade of red is familiar as one of the

colours representing the States of Berlin and Brandenburg – it is only logical

that the airport, an ambassador of these two states, has incorporated this colour.

World Routes

The largest and most important conference in the civil aviation sector took place

in Berlin on 2 to 4 October 2011: World Routes. Schoenefeld and Tegel Airports

were the hosts for this year’s event. More than 2,500 delegates from 300 airlines,

800 airports, numerous destinations and other companies from the travel and

aviation industries met in Berlin to plan new routes and to discuss strategies for

the global aviation industry. FBB took advantage of this unique opportunity to

present the new airport for the capital city region to the global aviation sector.

Job recruiting at BER has commenced

FBB, in cooperation with the Federal Employment Agency Potsdam, kicked off

BER recruiting at the end of November 2011. During the first job fair at airport-

world, 20 exhibitors presented more than 400 positions vacant from the Non

Aviation division to the 5,000 potential employees. Berlin Brandenburg Airport

will be the largest employer in the region, providing jobs for 20,000. The num-

ber of people employed in retail trade, restaurant business and service alone

will leap upward from just under 800 in Tegel and Schoenefeld to about 1,500 at

BER when the airport opens.

ORAT

The current airports Tegel and Schoenefeld will move to the new airport and

shut down their operations simultaneously with the operational start-up at BER.

The Berlin Airports launched the programme called ORAT (Operational Readi-

ness & Airport Transfer) in 2009 as part of the intensive preparation for the

operational start-up at BER.

The time from 2009 to the beginning of 2011 was used above all to lay the con-

ceptual groundwork for this comprehensive programme with the assistance of

internationally experienced experts. The implementation of the programme

began in the second half of 2011; a total of about 12,000 employees at the airport

have been trained, especially in topographical areas (major pathways, location

of central facilities) and the adaptations in the regulations and changes in the

handling processes, by ORAT since 10 October 2011. Trial operations at the new

airport began on 24 November 2011. Passenger and handling processes in the

Berlin Brandenburg Airport, in coopera-tion with the Federal Employment Agency Potsdam, kicked off BER recruiting at the end of November 2011.


new infrastructure supported by the future airport systems are being tested.

Between 200 and 300 workers, above all from ground transport service provid-

ers, airlines, government authorities and BER, are busy with the trials on the

construction site two days a week, and several hundred trial operation passen-

gers will join them every day from the end of January 2012. Trial operation and

ORAT training sessions will continue until the start of the security cleaning at

the new airport in the middle of May 2012.

B.4 Investments 2011

The total investment volume of €650.8 million was €57.3 million higher than the

value of the previous year (€593.5 million). The largest part by far of the invest-

ment activities were related to Berlin Brandenburg Airport:

• The partial project building construction of €409.9 million – €358.2 million for

the passenger terminal and €35.3 million for the operation-specific buildings.

• The partial project underground construction of €126.8 million – €68.6 mil-

lion for measures related to movement areas, including lighting and drainage

systems; €23.0 million for road construction and €14.9 million for the move-

ment areas at the hangars.

• The partial project technical infrastructure of €23.9 million – €2.2 million

for line networks (drinking water, sewage, rainwater drainage, heating and

cooling systems etc.), €14.2 million for cable networks and €3.4 million for

communications systems.

• The partial project third-party investments of €19.6 million, primarily ser-

vices for development.

• Superordinate measures for all partial projects €16.2 million.

• The partial project planning of €15.7 million – €6.5 million for planning and

construction of open and green areas and €2.4 million for the planning of

movement areas.

• The partial project noise protection BER of €15.4 million.

• Land €2.4 million


A General economic position and development of the aviation industry 1

The German economy was once again able to post strong growth in 2011. Real

gross domestic product in the reporting period was 3 per cent above that of the

previous year. After a strong beginning, the pre-crisis level had been reached by

the middle of the year. However, the economy began to weaken towards the end

of the year and, as expected, development was not as strong in the last quarter

of 2011.

Germany’s domestic economy was stabilised by private consumption, which

was supported by the positive development of employment and income.

Various uncertainties on international markets led to a slow-down in the eco-

nomic upswing following the dynamic recovery phase of 2010.

For one, the oil price was driven strongly upwards at the beginning of 2011 in

reaction to the “Arabian spring”. Another factor was the tsunami in Japan in

March 2011, bringing part of the country’s economy to a standstill. Moreover,

Europe is burdened by the continuing debt crisis of some of the countries in the

euro zone. However, the German economy demonstrated pronounced strength

in comparison with other euro countries.

The aviation industry posted clear growth in passengers (5 per cent in com-

parison with 2010) over the course of 2011. Nevertheless, a steady decline in

the growth rates in passenger transport is discernible, a circumstance which

simultaneously mirrors the increasing weakness of general conditions. Growth

in passenger figures is attributable to the larger airports, while the many small

and midsize airports suffered declines in 2011. In all of 2011, 198.2 million board-

ing and disembarking passengers were registered at German airports. Passenger

numbers were above all generated by European traffic, which grew by +8.3 per

cent over the course of the year.

In contrast, the growth of domestic air travel in Germany was slightly weaker at

only +1.6 per cent, a consequence of the air traffic tax introduced at the begin-

ning of 2011. A slight decline by -0.4 per cent to about 34 million passengers was

noted in international air travel.

→ 02 Development of the past fiscal year

1 Sources: ADV, Federal Employment Agency, Bundesbank, Federal Ministry for Economics and Technology, Federal Statistical Office


The trend of recent months can also be found in the sector of air cargo. In total,

cargo transshipment in 2011 increased by +4.8 per cent to more than 4.4 million

tonnes. In December 2011, cargo transshipment at the airports decreased slightly

by -0.1 per cent.

B Commercial development in 2011

B.1 Aviation Management/transport development

The number of passengers at the airports in Tegel and Schoenefeld passed the

mark of 24 million for the first time in 2011; a total of 24,033,809 were counted,

an increase of 7.7 per cent over 2010. This figure means that aviation traffic in

the Berlin-Brandenburg region enjoyed more successful development than

the average of the international commercial airports in Germany (+5 per cent

in comparison with 2010) for the ninth year in succession. This result was also

good enough to retain third place among the German commercial airport, and

market share presumably increased to more than 12 per cent.

The record of more than 24 million passengers strengthens the Company’s posi-

tion for the opening of the new Berlin Brandenburg Airport. Before operation

even begins, these passenger figures far exceed original plans for the year of the

opening. The improvement in the utilisation of aircraft capacity – evidence of

the healthy aviation market in the capital city region – can be viewed as espe-

cially positive.

Details of the transport figures

Air travel development in the capital city region in 2011 was shaped by qualita-

tive growth – attractive connections for business travellers and frequent fliers

in particular displayed very positive development. The most heavily travelled

route in Germany was the flight to Munich (1,912,894 passengers; +5.2 per cent)

while the greatest number of passengers flying to European destinations went

to London (1,362,762 passengers, +6.3 per cent). Amsterdam was the market with

the greatest growth from Berlin last year (+181,888 passengers; +42.1 per cent).

On long-haul flights, the largest number of passengers were found on flights to

New York (233,348 passengers: +12.0 per cent).

The strongest growth in domestic travel in Germany, 11.4 per cent, was to Frank-

furt am Main. About two-thirds of the total of 1,794,166 used Frankfurt Airport


only as a transit airport. Above all, these passengers fly to destinations in North

America via Frankfurt. This is confirmation of the general increase in demand in

travel to North America. airberlin is also responding to the market development

by adding the routes from Berlin to New York (May 2011) and to Los Angeles

(May 2012).

The strongest growth rates on the markets were found in travel within Europe,

where a total of 14,832,202 passengers was counted on these routes, corre-

sponding to 13.7 per cent. Solid growth was also recorded on routes outside of

Europe: the number of passengers in worldwide air travel rose by 7.4 per cent to

1,178,922 (about 5 per cent of the total volume) last year. Growth of 36.3 per cent

to 703,816 passengers on the thirteen long-haul routes stands out in particular.

On the other hand, the demand on domestic flights within Germany declined

by 1.9 per cent in comparison with the previous year to 8,022,685 passengers.

Steady growth in the number of transit passengers in Berlin continued in 2011.

The share of transit passengers in total volume rose from 1.7 per cent in 2009 to

3.4 per cent in 2010 to about 4.1 per cent in 2011 (+20.6 per cent in comparison

with 2010).

In terms of the entire country, it can be seen that registered growth in pas-

sengers concentrated above all on large airports and those with a hub position.

Midsize and small airports, on the other hand, posted in total only slight growth

or registered in total declines in passenger numbers. Transport development at

the airports in Schoenefeld and Tegel reflected this especially clearly.

Tegel and Schoenefeld Airports counted a total of 242,961 aircraft movements

last year (+3.3 per cent). Utilisation of aircraft capacity increased to 72.6 per cent

(+1.5 per cent), the average aircraft size from 133 to 136 seats.

A total of 31,228 tonnes of cargo was transported by air at Tegel and Schoenefeld

Airports in 2011, 4,340 tonnes more than in 2010 (+16.1 per cent). Business with

belly freight is booming above all on long-haul routes, where growth of 29 per

cent over the previous year was recorded. Additional cargo volume of as much

as 3,000 tonnes a year for every new long-haul route is expected for the future

at the new Berlin Brandenburg Airport.

The fears of the aviation industry beforehand that the introduction of the Ger-

man air traffic tax would have a negative impact on Schoenefeld Airport proved

justified. The successful history of growth at the airport came to an abrupt end:

Schoenefeld Airport counted a total of 7,113,989 passengers in 2011, a decline by

2.5 per cent in comparison with the previous year.

Tegel Airport turned out to be the sole growth driver in 2011: a total of

16,919,820 passengers was registered here, 1,894,220 more than in the previous

year (+12.6 per cent). In its last full year of operation, Tegel Airport more than

doubled the number of passengers originally expected when the airport was

built.

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Traffic volume at Schoenefeld and Tegel

commercial aircraft movements

thereof 164,177 at Tegel

and 66,318 at Schoenefeld230,495passengers (thousands)


and 7,114 at Schoenefeld24,034

2011

2010



and 67,801 at Schoenefeld

passengers (thousands)



220,749

22,324

2009




passengers (thousands)



215,493

20,977


Traffic volume developed as shown below at Schoenefeld and Tegel Airports.

Commercial aircraft movements 2011 2010 2009

Tegel Airport 164,177 152,948 150,190

Schoenefeld Airport 66,318 67,801 65,303

Total 230,495 220,749 215,493

Passengers (Thousands) 2011 2010 2009

Tegel Airport 16,920 15,026 14,180

Schoenefeld Airport 7,114 7,298 6,797

Total 24,034 22,324 20,977

B.2 Non Aviation Management

In the view of Non Aviation Management, the year 2011 took a positive course.

In comparison with the two previous years, there were no events like the finan-

cial crisis or the eruption of the volcano in Iceland which had negative effects

on the development of earnings in Non Aviation business.

The establishment of Tegel Airport as an airberlin hub continued to be highly

positive for Non Aviation business. As in the previous year, the growth in the

number of passengers had a positive effect on almost all segments. In particular,

the implementation of the walk-through duty-free/duty-paid shops and the

Marché food and beverage business in Terminal C2 made a positive contribution

to the earning position of the Non Aviation division. In addition, Terminal C3

was built in September so that the continuing increase in the number of passen-

gers at Tegel could be handled. Marché has a mobile unit at this site.

Generally speaking, the optimisation and successful development of the various

Non Aviation segments resulted in profitable business just as in recent years.

The variety offered to passengers was expanded and the attractiveness and ap-

peal of the individual shops were substantially improved. During the first half of

2011, a mystery shopping programme was carried out in conjunction with spe-

cific sales training for the associates in the various shops so that shopping could

be made even more attractive and pleasant for passengers at the airport.

Despite the rising passenger numbers and highly positive development of the

Non Aviation division, some of the less profitable units were closed at the end

of the fiscal year: three travel agencies, the Tegel Terrace restaurant, the Conve-

nience Store and the Crew Shop.


The parking segment turned in an excellent development in earnings in com-

parison with the two previous years and benefited especially from the rising

numbers of passengers.

In the segment airport advertising, the effects of the financial crisis have finally

been overcome and the advertising market has recovered. Once again, signifi-

cantly more contracts, some of them with large volumes, were concluded. As a

consequence, it was possible to exceed both the sales of the previous year and

the budgeted earnings significantly.

The number of passengers at Schoenefeld Airport, however, was in decline and

fell slightly below the level of the previous year. But it was possible to do more

than simply compensate for this effect in most segments so that overall the

earnings level of the previous year was reached. This resulted from the optimi-

sation of the passenger flow management at Schoenefeld Airport as well as from

the optimisation and successful development of the various Non Aviation seg-

ments in recent years. The variety offered to passengers was expanded and the

attractiveness of the individual shops was substantially improved.

The parking segment suffered most from the declining number of passengers,

which is reflected in the lower utilisation of parking facility capacities. It was

not possible to reach the earnings level of the previous year in this segment.

The advertising market has recovered at Schoenefeld Airport as well, and rising

sales were posted in the reporting period.

B.3 Real Estate Management

Airport City

Airport City is rising immediately in front of the terminal. Six-storey buildings

with gross floor area of about 148,000 square metres can be realised on the

variable construction plots of the 16-hectare area. The urban planning foresees

an elegant ensemble bordering a central plaza. By the time of the opening of

BER, a hire car centre, four parking facilities, a four-star hotel and an office and

services centre will have been completed here.

Fay Projects GmbH is building the six-storey Berlin Brandenburg Airport Center

on an area of about 4,300 square metres. It is the first office block in Airport City

and will cover the demand for office space in excess of what is available in the

terminal and from other tenants. The completion of the property is scheduled

for April 2012. The space is scheduled to be handed over to tenants in May 2012,

in time for operational start-up of the future capital airport.

The project developer ECE Projektmanagement G.m.b.H. & Co. KG is cooperat-

ing with Steigenberger Hotel AG to build a 4-star Superior Steigenberger Hotel

with more than 322 rooms and a conference centre immediately across from the

terminal on an area of about 4,300 square metres as well.

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A total of about 10,000 parking spaces will be available to passengers and visitors

when the new airport opens. Available parking spaces will be distributed among a

total of four car parks, each with about 2,200 spaces, and additional parking areas.

A modern hire car centre is being constructed to the south-east of the terminal.

Leased properties

Deutsche Anlagen-Leasing GmbH & Co. KG (DAL) will construct four car parks,

one hire car centre, three buildings for ground handling service providers and

one building for the security services providers. FBB is the lessee and simulta-

neously general contractor for DAL. Construction began in 2010. The completion

of all nine properties is scheduled by the time of the operational start-up of BER.

Miscellaneous third-party investments

FBB has also engaged an investor for the realisation of the cargo building in the

Service Area North. Dietz AG is building an air freight centre for belly cargo with

an annual capacity of 100,000 tonnes on an area of about 32,000 square metres.

The real estate investor J. B. Harder Verwaltung GmbH & Co. KG is building a

maintenance hangar with an area of 12,000 square metres, which will be used

jointly by airberlin and Germania, in the western maintenance area of BER.

Lufthansa Technik is also building a maintenance hangar which will be used by

Deutsche Lufthansa itself.

Business Park Berlin

Business Park Berlin is Berlin’s largest contiguous commercial zone and is a key

component of the development of the BER environs. The spaciously landscaped

are offers tailored, fully developed plots for companies of all types. The devel-

opment of the area is financially supported using funds provided under the

joint agreement “Improvement of Regional Economic Structures”, which is why

preference will be given to companies oriented to production. About 41 per cent

of the plot areas have been sold to investors.

The Business Park Berlin entrance area of about 14 hectares, located right at the

B96a, is expected to be developed into the urban focus for offices, hotels and

services. The urban planning concept foresees two areas of urban character fea-

turing a business and a service sector, each with its own profile, and a transition

area to the large-area commercial zone located behind them.

Overall development and sale of the plots in Business Park Berlin are being car-

ried out in three phases oriented to demand. The first development phase with

a four-lane primary access road and two other connecting roads has been com-

pleted. The second development phase will be realised at the beginning of 2012.


Subsequent utilisation of the current Schoenefeld Airport

At this time, the Federal Republic of Germany operates facilities for the protocol

service of the German government and the flight service for the Federal Ministry

of Defence at Tegel Airport. Tegel Airport will be closed when BER is opened. Con-

sequently, Germany is seeking a way to relocate its operations, as simultaneously

as possible, to the flight areas and buildings of the current Schoenefeld Airport.

In preparation for this relocation, FBB and the German Federal Agency for Real

Estate Management (BImA) as the principal concluded a planning and financing

agreement at the end of 2009 regulating the division of tasks and costs between

FBB and BImA. The FBB will apply for and support the required plan revision

procedure, modify the landside transport facilities and assure the early han-

dover of the construction site to BImA. Furthermore, the agreement regulates

the assumption of costs by the BImA for the services provided by FBB.

In October 2011, the agreement was supplemented and expanded when BImA

and FBB signed a lease for Terminal A and the additional transport areas. The

lease has a minimum term until December 2014. Furthermore, a heritable build-

ing right agreement for the entire area of the future government airport was

signed by the two parties in December 2011. The planning and financing agree-

ment for the primary measures and the infrastructure, development and realisa-

tion agreement which are still required are supposed to be concluded in Q1 2012.

The first planning and financing agreement, which is already in place, assures

that neither the ongoing operation of the current Schoenefeld Airport nor the

completion and operational start-up of BER will be hindered.

Closure of Tegel

When the new BER is opened, Tegel Airport will shut down its operation on

03 June 2012. Once the positions important for Berlin Brandenburg Airport

have moved out, the buildings at the airport will be cleared from 04 June 2012.

The leased areas will be completely empty by 31 August 2012. The complete

return of the airport premises to the State of Berlin and the federal government

is planned for 31 August 2012. Negotiations are currently being held with the

Senate Department for Finances concerning the heritable building right agree-

ment and with the Federal Agency for Real Estate Management concerning the

heritable building right and utilisation agreement. The agreements are expected

to be concluded in Q1 2012.


2011 263.2 Mio. EUR

Miscellaneous 4.5

Aviation 178.0

Non Aviation 47.0

Services 3.0Construction services 1.4

Real Estate 29.3

Services 3.0 Miscellaneous 7.6

Aviation 164.4

Construction services 3.5Real Estate 23.8

Non Aviation 41.6

2009 243.9 Mio. EUR

Sales revenues (in €m)

Miscellaneous 4.3

Aviation 168.2

Real Estate 27.4

Non Aviation 43.8

Services 3.2

Construction services 259.5 2010 506.4 Mio. EUR

2009 51.1 %2010 45.8 %2011 33.3 %

Equity ratio in % (equity/total capital x 100)


C Commercial development

C.1 Earnings position

In 2011, FBB reported a consolidated deficit for the year of €74.5 million (previ-

ous year surplus for the year: €4.1 million). The decline in the results for the year

resulted from the higher depreciation because of the greater value of assets and

from the increased financing costs resulting from a greater loan drawdown for

the financing of BER.

Sales revenues declined from €506.4 million to €263.2 million. The decline was

caused by the final invoice of the railway connection which in the previous

year led to a one-off overproportional rise in sales revenues. In the reporting pe-

riod, sales revenues for the three business divisions increased to €254.3 million

(previous year: €239.4 million).

Sales revenues (in €m) 2011 2010 2009

Aviation 178.0 168.2 164.4

Non Aviation 47.0 43.8 41.6

Real Estate 29.3 27.4 23.8

Construction Services 1.4 259.5 3.5

Services 3.0 3.2 3.0

Miscellaneous 4.5 4.3 7.6

Total 263.2 506.4 243.9

The increase in traffic volume at Tegel Airport and the expiring rebates at the

Schoenefeld site had a positive effect on Aviation sales revenues in 2011 as well,

causing them to rise by 5.8 per cent in comparison with the previous year.

Sales revenues from the Non Aviation division increased by 7.2 per cent from

€43.8 million to €47.0 million. Especially important factors causing the increase

were higher sales rents because of the growth in the number of customers in

the retail sector and increased income from the leasing of advertising space.

An increase of 6.7 per cent from €27.4 million to €29.3 million was recorded for

sales revenues in the Real Estate division. Increased income owing to pay-

ments of ground rent from Dalandi companies and to the leasing of surfaces and

buildings is contrasted by lower income for the disposal of the wastewater from

de-icing.

Other sales revenues rose by 6.9 per cent from €4.3 million to €4.5 million, es-

sentially a consequence of higher income from the sale of fuel.

The sales revenues include earnings from construction services for third parties

in the amount of €1.4 million (previous year €259.5 million). In the previous


year, this item included primarily income from construction services performed

with respect to the railway connection which was settled in 2010. If the final

invoice for the railway connection is excluded, sales revenues for construction

services in 2010 amounted to €2.5 million.

The services performed with respect to underground fuelling are shown in the

changes in inventory (€11.6 million; previous year €-179.7 million). The final

invoice for the partial project railway connection was decisive in the past year

(€181.4 million). The uninvoiced services are countered by payments received on

account.

Own work capitalised (€9.1 million; previous year €9.5 million) results primary

from activities related to the construction of BER.

Other operating income declined in comparison with the previous year from

€15.3 million to €10.6 million. In the previous year, it included €6.3 million in

income from the reversal of provisions; the corresponding figure in 2011 is only

€3.2 million.

Ongoing group expenditures (€287.8 million) decreased by €2.0 million in com-

parison with the previous year (€289.8 million), corresponding to a reduction of

0.7 per cent. Breaking down the figure, cost of materials declined by €26.4 million

and other operating expenses by €4.2 million; this is in contrast to an increase in

depreciation by €24.6 million and in personnel expenses of €4.0 million.

Expenses in €m 2011 2010 2009

Cost of materials 56.6 83.0 117.9

Personnel expenses 95.2 91.2 94.9

Write-offs and depreciation 74.3 49.7 57.9

Other operating expenses 61.7 65.9 50.0

Total 287.8 289.8 320.7

The decline in the cost of materials by 31.8 per cent to €56.6 million is primar-

ily caused by lower third-party services/construction services for third parties

(€12.2 million; previous year €43.3 million) and lower expenditures for materi-

als and supplies (€5.9 million; previous year €9.2 million). This is contrasted by

higher expenses for utility services (€+2.4 million) and increased expenditures

for construction services/maintenance (€+5.0 million).

Personnel expenses rose from €91.2 million to €95.2 million. While the head-

count in the reporting period remained virtually constant, the allocations to the

provisions for the personnel concept TransFair BBI in particular were higher

than in the previous year (€7.0 million; previous year €2.9 million).


Other operating expenses declined by 6.4 per cent in comparison with the previ-

ous year from €65.9 million to €61.7 million. This decrease is above all a conse-

quence of lower expenditures for legal and professional services (€-7.3 million).

They are contrasted by higher expenditures for marketing and public relations

(€+1.6 million), for the hiring of temporary employees from agencies (€+2.3 mil-

lion) and expenditures for allocations to the provisions for the dismantling of

Schoenefeld North (€1.3 million).

The result before taxes amounts to €-74.7 million so that the result for the year is

€79.7 million below the corresponding value of the previous year of €5.0 million.

The financial performance indicators below depict the commercial development

of BER. The result under commercial law has been adjusted for non-operating

positions.

Financial performance indicators 2011 2010 2009

Result for the year in €k -74,537 4,054 862

EBIT in €k(excluding non-operating result, financial result and taxes)

12,114 59,855 33,287

EBITDA in €k(EBIT excluding depreciation)

86,384 109,527 91,212

In addition to the operating result (€12.1 million) the result for the year includes

the financial result (€81.1 million), non-operating income (€6.2 million) and non-

operating expenditures (€11.8 million). Owing to reimbursements from previous

years, income of €122k is shown under Taxes on income for 2011.

The non-operating result (€-5.6million) includes expenditures and income re-

lated to the following items: changes in provisions (€-3.8 million), expenditures

related to other periods, including taxes for previous years (€-2.5 million) and

income related to other periods (€+0.1 million).


C.2 Assets and liabilities

Assets and liabilities compare to the previous year as shown below:

The increase in fixed assets results primarily from the additions for the realisa-

tion of BER (€640.6 million). This is contrasted by the disposal of assets

(€12.0 million) and depreciation (€66.4 million).

Inventories increased to €24.7 million during the reporting period, essentially a

consequence of uninvoiced services for underground fuelling.

The land in Business Park Berlin is shown under current assets, just as in the

past. This measurement assumed future development and exploitation as a

commercial area. Book value in the fiscal year amounts to €28.3 million.

In addition to liabilities due to banks (€1,534.9 million), long-term liabilities in-

clude provisions for partial retirement and pension commitments (€27.4 million)

and for the personnel concept TransFair BBI (€2.4 million). In addition, deferred

income items include €23.8 million in long-term grants for servicing and mainte-

nance as well as for overriding measures related to the railway connection

for BER.

31/12/2011 31/12/2010 Change

€k % €k % €k %

Assets

Fixed assets 2,637,949 93.3 2,060,606 92.8 577,343 28.0

Inventories 24,653 0.9 19,492 0.9 5,161 26.5

Short-term receivables and other assets 71,600 2.5 60,685 2.7 10,915 18.0

Long-term receivables 9,256 0.3 8,872 0.4 384 4.3

Land Business Park Berlin 28,326 1.0 30,410 1.4 -2,084 -6.9

Cash 43,824 1.5 20,373 0.9 23,451 115.1

Other assets 15,352 0.5 19,429 0.9 -4,077 -21.0

2,830,960 100.0 2,219,867 100.0 611,093 27.5

Capital

Shareholders' equity 942,081 33.3 1,016,617 45.8 -74,536 -7.3

Special accounts 86,136 3.0 80,222 3.6 5,914 7.4

Long-term liabilities 1,634,884 57.8 1,001,162 45.1 633,722 63.3

Short-term liabilities 167,859 5.9 121,866 5.5 45,993 37.7

2,830,960 100.0 2,219,867 100.0 611,093 27.5


Short-term liabilities include provisions, especially for services still to be per-

formed for the railway connection of BER (€9.2 million), for personnel, including

partial retirement and TransFair BBI (€17.9 million), and for unpaid incoming

invoices (€8.7 million) in addition to trade payables (€47.9 million) and payments

received on account (€21.2 million).

The Company’s equity ratio amounts to:

2011 2010 2009

Equity ratio in %(equity/total capital x 100)

33.3 45.8 51.1

C.3 Financial position

C.3.1 Cash flow statement

The consolidated cash flow statement in abbreviated form reveals the following

development:

Cash Flow Statement 2011€k

2010€k

Change€k

Cash flow from current business activities 23,514 49,972 -26,458

Cash flow from investment activities -644,587 -593,163 -51,424

Cash flow from financing activities 644,524 488,349 156,175

Change in cash effective for payments 23,451 -54,842 78,293

Cash at beginning of period 20,373 75,215 -54,842

Cash at end of period 43,824 20,373 23,451

C.3.2 Financial management

Objectives of the FBB financial management are to secure the financing of air-

port construction at all times, to keep the costs of financing low and to assure a

certain degree of flexibility for the future.

BER long-term financing

The liquidity of Berlin Brandenburg Airport has been secured for the long term

by conclusion of BER long-term financing in the amount of €2.4 billion in 2009.

The contracts, including the guarantees, are in conformity with the regulations

of the EU Commission.


As of the end of 2011, €1.5 billion of these credit lines had been utilised as cash

lines. In addition, €225 million was drawn down from these lines at the end of

2011 for use as sureties to guarantee the cash value of the swap liabilities with

respect to the swap banks. FBB’s obligation to secure the swap transactions will

expire from 15 March 2012 following the successful conclusion of a restructuring

of the contracts with banks in December 2011.

Leasing financing

In April 2010, a leasing financing agreement of up to €240 million was signed to

secure the financing of the construction and operational start-up of the follow-

ing nine buildings, of which Berlin Brandenburg Airport will be the lessee, in

the environs of the BER: three car parks in Airport City, a car park in the proxim-

ity of the terminal at the southern Main Pier, a hire car centre, three buildings

for ground handling service providers and one building for security service

providers.

The lessors are nine limited partnerships from the German Savings Banks Fi-

nance Group. FBB is a limited partner in every one of the limited partnerships.

It was possible to show the leasing financing without a guarantee outside of the

BER long-term financing because the related heritable building rights provided

adequate collateral of sustainable value. The leasing agreements included claus-

es providing that FBB assume the function of general contractor for the develop-

ment and construction of the properties. This minimises the risk of disruptions

and interface problems during the construction.

As the opening of BER has been postponed to 03 June 2012, the operational

start-up of eight buildings has been postponed to 01 June 2012. FBB will take

over the building for security service providers per 01 March 2012 so that the

integration of airport security, German Federal Police and customs into the

operational procedures of BER can be assured well in advance. As of the end of

2011, €180 million of the leasing long-term financing had been utilised by the

nine leasing property companies.

Financing of the link to the new ILA premises

At the beginning of June 2010, the German Aerospace Industries Association

(BDLI) decided to continue holding the International Aerospace Exhibition (ILA)

in the Berlin-Brandenburg region. The decision represented the successful work

done by the Schoenefeld location in winning the contract in competition with

a number of national bidders in a tender conducted by the BDLI. The next ILA

Berlin Air Show will be held in Selchow, a part of Schoenefeld, in the immediate

vicinity of BER in 2012. Linking the ILA premises to BER requires an extension of

Taxiway B and the construction of two connection points to Taxiway A.


In addition, the existing credit line with the Nord/LB (“ILA financing”) in the

amount of €11 million for a term of ten years, repayment at the end of the term

in August 2011, was raised by another €3 million to finance the required con-

struction. The entire credit line can be utilised solely for the purpose of linking

the new ILA building. The areas have already been leased to Messe Berlin GmbH

for ten years; following the expiration of the lease, they are expected to be used

for the BER flight operations own needs.

EU TEN-T funds

In 2009, the Berlin Brandenburg Airport successfully applied for subsidies

from the TEN-T programme in the European Union. The EU has established the

programme “Trans-European Networks – Transport” to subsidise the realisation

and development of the single market and to improve the economic and social

cohesion of the Union in the area of transport infrastructure. The maximum of

the award is €29.6 million which is applied as a subsidy to the construction costs

of the requested measure “Construction Passenger Terminal” for the purpose

of reducing FBB’s financing costs. The first payment of €14.8 million was made

in February 2010. The second payment will be effected at the conclusion of the

construction and after preparation of a final report about the subsidised project,

taking into account the actual costs of the construction.

D Investments at current airports

During the reporting period, investments were made for wastewater and water

connection costs of the older areas (€4.2 million) at the current airport Schoe-

nefeld. Moreover, air-conditioning was installed in the administration building

(€0.5 million) and investments were made in a functional building for its con-

version into a medical assessment centre (€0.3 million).

The total investment volume of €1.2 million at Tegel Airport was €1.5 million

lower than the value of the previous year (€2.7 million).

E Group companies

E.1 Berliner Flughafen-Gesellschaft mit beschränkter Haftung

Berlin Brandenburg Airport is the sole shareholder of the Berliner Flughafen-Ge-

sellschaft mit beschränkter Haftung (BFG). BFG operates the current Tegel Airport,

which will cease operations when the airport BER opens its doors on 03 June 2012.

During the reporting period, BFG realised a surplus for the year of €83.8 million.


E.2 Flughafen Energie & Wasser GmbH

FBB holds 100 per cent of the share capital of Flughafen Energie & Wasser GmbH

(FEW). Tegel and Schoenefeld Airports have transferred their activities related to

the supply of energy to FEW.

FEW concluded fiscal year 2011 with a loss for the year of €0.4 million. During

the reporting period, retroactive charges related to other periods and expen-

ditures which cannot yet be offset related to the operational start-up of BER

depressed the result.

Business operations at FEW also include the airport BER. In preparation for this,

an order for energy provision contracting was awarded in May 2008. At the

conclusion of a Europe-wide tender, E.ON edis AG was awarded the contract to

provide energy for a period of 15 years, starting in October 2011.

E.3 Berlin Tourismus & Kongress GmbH

Berlin Brandenburg Airport holds 10 per cent of the share capital of Berlin Tour-

ismus & Kongress GmbH (€51.2k capital contribution). The purpose of the compa-

ny is worldwide advertising for the tourist attractions in Berlin, the promotion

of tourism, business travel, events, trade fairs, conventions and congresses and

the provision of information to tourists in the Berlin region. The company oper-

ates the service and retail businesses related to this purpose.

E.4 Dalandi Grundstücksverwaltungsgesellschaften mbH & Co. Objekt KG

Berlin Brandenburg Airport has held been a limited partner in nine limited part-

nerships since 2010; they act as lessors of the nine buildings to be constructed,

five in Airport City and four in the nearby Area South.

FBB is the sole limited partner in each of the nine limited partnerships (holding

94 per cent of the equity of the limited partnerships, €4,700.00 in capital contri-

bution and 10 per cent of the voting rights). Sole general partner in all nine cases

is Dalandi Grundstücksverwaltungsgesellschaft mbH (6 per cent of the equity of

the limited partnerships; €300.00 capital contribution; 90 per cent of the voting

rights). The limited partnerships show start-up losses typical of leasing endeav-

ours which will, according to plan, be recovered in the future with the realised

earnings.

Berlin Brandenburg Airport has granted heritable building rights to the land

on the BER premises to the limited partnerships for a term of 60 years. FBB,

acting as general contractor on behalf of the limited partnerships, is construct-

ing buildings on the land with the heritable building rights and will lease the

completed buildings from the limited partnerships for 25 years.


E.5 FMT Facility Management Tempelhof GmbH i.L.

Berlin Brandenburg Airport holds all of the initial contributions in FMT Facility

Management Tempelhof GmbH i.L. (FMI i.L.). The shareholders meeting of FMT

i.L. adopted a resolution to dissolve the company on 11 November 2009. FMT i.L.

shows a loss for the year of €7k per 31/12/2011.

F Human resources

The average headcount of FBB Group developed as shown below:

Number of employees(average for the year) 2011 2010 2009

Employees 1,392 1,397 1,399

Vocational trainees 66 62 62

Total 1,458 1,459 1,461

F.1 Vocational training structures

In 2011, an average over the year of 66 vocational trainees and students in dual

study programmes was employed by FBB Group. A major focus of the vocational

training was on commercial and technical-trade professions such as aviation

merchants, commercial clerks, information systems technicians and mechatron-

ics technicians.

The dual study at the Berlin School of Economics and Law supported by the

Company concerns primarily the fields business administration/industry, busi-

ness administration/facility management and information systems.

F.2 Human resources development

A significant milestone related to personnel development was the development

of the concept for and implementation of company-wide management com-

petence. The challenges for FBB managers will grow when Berlin Brandenburg

Airport opens. The project “Führungskompass” (Management Compass) was

created with this in mind. Within this framework, senior management, man-

agers, associates and the works councils sat down in a number of workshops

to determine the demands and expectations the managers of the airport will

face. These management skills are currently being integrated into the selection,

development and assessment of managers.


The development programme for young professionals and managers, “Take Off

II”, which began in 2010 was continued. The 14 participants were met with a

mix of various training modules. The programme was completed by an internal

mentor programme, individual coaching, development interviews, supportive

project work and fireside evenings with senior management. The programme

ended with a development centre in December 2011. Most of the participants

moved into new positions even before the end of the programme.

In addition, many different seminars on method, social and professional skills

were conducted. A total of more than 1,170 participants took part in more than

360 training sessions.

F.3 Hirings and transfers

Schoenefeld and Tegel Airports were able to maintain their position as attractive

employers on the market in 2011 as well, reflected above all in the approximately

3,000 applications received for 94 announced positions. A total of 40 people

were hired from outside the Company in almost all of the departments. The

remaining positions were filled by people already working in the Company, but

some positions remain vacant.

F.4 Company health management

Berlin Brandenburg Airport has had a company health management scheme in

place for several years; in addition to assuring conformity with statutory provi-

sions, its objectives are preventing illnesses on the job, motivating our associ-

ates to adopt healthy life styles and promoting and maintaining the ability to

perform and the well-being of every single individual, whether at work or in his

or her personal life.

On 05 August 2011, the three years of successful cooperation with the BKK-VBU

regarding company health care were crowned by the symbolic awarding of a

bonus cheque in the amount of €16.5k. This money will be used to initiate ad-

ditional health projects for the associates. 20 per cent of the bonus was paid out

as a bonus to associates insured by BKK-VBU in August 2011.


G Environmental protection

In recent years, FBB Group has invested substantial amounts in noise and

climate protection, measures to maintain air cleanliness, operational environ-

mental protection and intensive provision of information to the environs. FBB

will continue to intensify these efforts in the coming years. Berlin Brandenburg

Airport will continue to grow. As it is an airport in close proximity to the city,

FBB is especially keen to pursue the goal of decoupling an increase in air traffic

from the consumption of resources and noise disturbances.

FBB Group maintains annual statistics on the consumption of resources. These

environmental indicators make a major contribution to determining possible

potential for savings in the company. 2011 will be the last complete reporting pe-

riod which refers to consumption at the previous infrastructure of Schoenefeld

and Tegel Airports. The operational start-up of BER will undoubtedly represent a

turning point with respect to the consumption of resources.

Water

The amount of water consumed at Schoenefeld Airport declined in 2011 because

of the slight drop in the number of passengers and was paralleled by a decline in

the amount of wastewater.

Tegel Airport recorded an increase of 18 per cent over the previous year in the

consumption of drinking water. This is above all a consequence of the 12.6 per

cent rise in the number of passengers. The wastewater drained through the

dirty water system in 2011 and 2009 was substantially higher than in 2010 – a

consequence of an increase in the precipitation water contaminated with de-

icing agents because of the weather.

The consumption of drinking water and the amount of wastewater are depen-

dent on a number of different technical processes. The weather is a significant

factor for the volume of wastewater because in Schoenefeld the rainwater con-

taminated with de-icing agents in winter is processed by a root zone treatment

plant or, if the degree of contamination is too high or the quantity of wastewater

is too great, by a sewage treatment plant.


Waste

The amount of waste at Schoenefeld Airport in 2011 corresponded approximately

to the volume of the year 2009. The increase in the amount of waste in 2010 was

a consequence of the disposal of the contents from oil and water separators and

the disposal of the waste from the dismantling of large building complexes in

the southern part of the airport premises.

There was a substantial decline in the amount of waste at Tegel Airport in 2011.

The decline resulted from the completion of the restoration of sealed areas

which had caused increased volumes of waste in the two previous years. Most

of the waste from these construction activities could be recycled.

The waste attributable to FBB comes from the passenger area, retail trade and

eateries, the maintenance and repair of movement areas, buildings and techni-

cal equipment and from the offices and workshops used by the Company. A dis-

tinction is made between hazardous and non-hazardous waste during disposal

in accordance with the German Recycling and Waste Management Act. In some

areas, there are high fluctuations in the waste quantities when a number of re-

porting periods are compared. They result from dismantling work or the cyclical

disposal of waste from oil and water separators, for instance.

Energy

Own consumption of heating and electric power per transport unit at Schoe-

nefeld Airport declined once again in 2011: between 2009 and 2011, it fell from

6.8 to 5.5 kilowatt-hours. Own consumption of heating and electric power at

Tegel Airport in 2011 fell under the value of 2009, from 4.2 to 3.9 kilowatt-hours.

This is evidence of an increase in energy efficiency in 2011.

As the power supply of the BER construction site has been reflected in the

energy balance sheet of the Company since 2009, electric power demand at the

Schoenefeld site has risen by about 16 per cent in the last three years. Consump-

tion of district heating has doubled since 2010. This, as well as the increase in

the use of natural gas, is a consequence of the supply to the BER construction

site. Fuel oil has not been used for heat generation at the Schoenefeld site since

2011. The plants operated by E.ON edis have been supplying heating, cooling and

electricity as contracted since the summer of 2011.


Air

In 2011, Berlin Brandenburg Airport undertook major efforts to examine the

quality of the air on the operating premises and in its environs. In summer –

one year before the operational start-up of the airport – the air quality mea-

surement points at the eastern end of the North Runway started operations.

This means it will be possible to document changes in the air quality after the

operational start-up. The measurement points record continuously the harm-

ful substances typical for transport: carbon monoxide, nitrogen monoxide,

nitrogen dioxide and particulate matter. In additions, samples are examined to

determine the presence of the harmful substances benzene, benzo(a)pyrene,

other hydrocarbons and soot. The continuously recorded measurement values

are published daily on the internet site of the State Office for the Environment,

Health and Consumer Protection.

Moreover, Berlin Brandenburg Airport initiated a voluntary environment study

programme in 2011 for the purpose of documenting the air quality and the

effects of aviation on the environment over the long term. Honey monitoring –

the examination of honey, honeycomb and pollen from the areas surrounding

the airport for air pollutants – began in May. Biomonitoring using standardised

kale plants provides additional important information about possible environ-

mental effects of aviation. Kale plants were set out at ten measurement points in

the airport environs in October and November 2011 and subsequently analysed.

Berlin Brandenburg Airport is cooperating with the independent Munich Insti-

tute UMW Environmental Monitoring on both projects.


A Risk management

Risks in commercial development are carefully recorded, evaluated and observed

by FBB Group. The Group has established a risk management system, integrated

into the system of the entire FBB Group, to accomplish this.

The risk management system is supervised by the central Controlling depart-

ment. The input from the various departments is submitted by risk management

officers in consultation with the people in charge of risk. The responsibility

for specific risks is assumed by the pertinent heads of departments and divi-

sions or managing directors and can, if necessary, be assigned by agreement

to other people in charge of risk. The people in charge of risk prepare activities

for handling risks. The various risk management officers, who are responsible

in particular for the coordination of the risk management in conformity with

guidelines and the contemporaneous handling of risks, work together in a cross-

departmental working group. Internal auditing has also been integrated into this

working group.

B Specific risks

B.1 Overall economic risks

The German economy continued to display positive development in 2011 and

was able to recover from the negative effects of the financial crisis in 2008/2009.

Growth was also solid in the face of the international crises. The German econo-

my is projected to grow at no more than a moderate pace in 2012 because of the

continuing difficulty in the economic position of some of the countries in the

euro zone. Nevertheless, FBB still assumes that transport development will be

positive and consequently expects steady growth in its business fields Aviation

and Non Aviation.

→ 03 Risk report


B.2 Preparations for operational start-up (ORAT project)

One of the declared objectives of the trial operation, in addition to preparation

of the associates and the testing of interfaces and systems, is the identifica-

tion of errors or problems which have remained hidden up to this point and to

undertake determined action to eliminate them. The ORAT programme provides

the opportunity to soften the effects of the inevitable operational difficulties

during the start-up of a new infrastructure of this magnitude and to master

them more effectively.

In addition to ORAT training programmes and trial operations, the preparations

for the airport move (starting at the end of Q1 2012) and the supporting project

management of the ORAT programme will continue.

B.3 Flight patterns and noise protection programme

On 24 January 2012, the German Federal Supervisory Authority for Aviation

Safety (BAF), the government office responsible for approvals, presented the

flight patterns for the new Berlin Brandenburg Airport.

The basis for the decision made by the BAF is the planning for flight patterns

from the Deutsche Flugsicherung, which was announced on 06 September 2010.

Consideration was also given to the results of the intensive consultations with

the Flight Noise Commission Berlin-Schoenefeld and the statement submitted

by noise experts of the Federal Environmental Agency.

The flight patterns which have now been established will ensure that the in-

ternational regulations concerning the safety of civil aviation are observed and

that the operating concept for FBB with its projected aircraft movements is as-

sured as of the operational start-up of BER. At the same time, the flight patterns

must be planned in such a way that as few people as possible are disturbed.

The noise protection programme

The new airport will begin operations on 03 June 2012. The planning stipulation

decision of 2004 and the planning supplementary decision of 2009 contained

requirements to protect the neighbouring residents from noise. These require-

ments have been realised in the FBB noise protection programme. FBB assumes


that about 25,500 residential units and about 50 special facilities will have to be

outfitted with better noise protection. This will involve outfitting the residen-

tial units and other buildings as well as the special facilities (daycare centres,

schools, senior citizen facilities etc.) with noise protection measures (noise pro-

tection windows, better roof insulation) and/or appropriate ventilation (ventila-

tion systems including noise insulation).

Despite the repeated discussions about the flight patterns since September 2010,

Berlin Brandenburg Airport has continued the noise protection programme,

complying with the requirements set forth in the planning stipulation decision

and the supplementary decision. At the same time, FBB submitted a statement

before the Federal Administrative Court in October 2011 accepting the obligation

to take into account changes in the flight patterns as soon as reliable planning

data are available.

The planning stipulation decision sets the degree of noise protection by requir-

ing that in a day-time protection area “the take-offs and landings at the airport

must not cause the A-valued maximum noise level in an interior space (closed

windows) to exceed 55 dB(A)”. FBB has consequently set the dimensions of

the noise protection programme so that any disturbances of communicating

persons are excluded, i.e. that the maximum noise level in an interior space

does not exceed 55 dB(A). FBB intends to submit application to the Ministry for

Infrastructure and Agriculture of the State of Brandenburg for the elimination of

the contradiction between the wording of the planning stipulation decision and

the actual objective of the protection.

The application procedure for the reimbursement of costs for noise protection

fittings and compensation for outside living areas is clear, simple and transpar-

ent. Applications for noise protection can be submitted for up to five years after

the BER opening, i.e. until June 2017.

As of today, more than 16,000 applications for noise protection have been sub-

mitted. More than 13,000 owners have received their cost reimbursement agree-

ments, putting the owners in a position to carry out the construction measures

required for the noise protection.

If the final decisions about the BER flight patterns deviates from the previous

rough planning, this can have effects on the protection and compensation areas.

B.4 New fee schedule

The new fee schedule for Berlin Brandenburg Airport has been approved by the

Ministry for Infrastructure and Agriculture of the State of Brandenburg (MIL).

The MIL requirements (e.g. review of transport assumptions, regular consulta-

tion of the users after operational start-up) issued along with the approval can

be fulfilled or were already planned in any case by FBB in the next steps. In De-

cember 2011, FBB conducted another – voluntary – information event with the

airlines. The reviewed assumptions regarding income and expenditures were


presented at this time. The review did not reveal any reason for FBB to adjust

the fee model again before the operational start-up. The possible inclusion of a

subsidy for growing airlines in autumn 2012 was communicated to the users.

B.5 Disputed regulations in the current fee schedule

The disputes between BFG and airlines regarding the fees continued in 2011. The

disputes with various airlines regarding the fees for the utilisation of key infra-

structure facilities in effect since 01 April 2002 and the levying of passenger fees

as per 01 August 2003 were settled with almost all of the involved airlines by

means of a settlement back in 2005. But since it was not possible to come to an

agreement with dba Luftfahrtgesellschaft mbH (dba), Germania Fluggesellschaft

mbH (Germania) and Hapag-Lloyd Fluggesellschaft mbH, BFG initially brought

suit against dba and Germania, later against Hapag-Lloyd Fluggesellschaft as

well. The actions are pending before the Berlin Regional Court.

The Berlin Regional Court found in favour of the complainant in the action BFG

versus dba and Germania on 25 November 2008 and declared that the fee calcu-

lation for the key infrastructure facilities and the levying of the passenger fees

as per 01 August 2003 were legal. In another suit against Germania, the Berlin

Regional Court confirmed the version of the fee schedule of 2005 as well and

found in favour of the complainant. The opponents have filed an appeal at the

Superior Court of Justice.

In the pending parallel action against Hapag-Lloyd Fluggesellschaft before the

Berlin Regional Court, the suit was dismissed on 23 September 2009. BFG has

filed an appeal in the matter at the Superior Court of Justice. The remaining risk,

although slight, has been given reasonable consideration in the measurement of

the valuation allowance for the related claims.

Disputes have arisen pursuant to the sale of GlobeGround Berlin GmbH (GGB).

BFG has undertaken the obligation to initiate court proceedings to recover utilisa-

tion fees for ground services owed by Air Berlin PLC & Co. Luftverkehrs KG (air-

berlin) to GGB pursuant to assigned rights. Besides the review of the permissibil-

ity and reasonableness of the utilisation fees claimed by BFG, the interpretation

of the contract concluded between GGB and airberlin is the object of the proceed-

ings. In the first-instance decision on 18 December 2008, the BFG suit against

airberlin was dismissed because the court was of the opinion that the payment

of utilisation fees had not been effectively agreed. The Berlin Superior Court of

Justice dismissed the appeal of this decision on 26 July 2010 on the grounds that

German lawmakers had incorrectly implemented the Ground Handling Services

Directive with the consequence that the levying of utilisation in fees was illegal

in Germany. The BGH (German Federal Court of Justice) set aside the decision of

the Superior Court of Justice and referred the case back to a different Senate of

the Superior Court of Justice. In the opinion of the BGH, the Ground Handling

Services Directive had been correctly implemented in German law.


In addition, the BFG undertook an obligation during the sale to conduct a test

case against GGB to clarify the permissibility and reasonableness of the utili-

sation fees for ground handling services claimed by BFG. The subject of the

proceedings concerns utilisation fees which GGB invoiced for the handling of

Hapag-Lloyd. The Berlin Regional Court dismissed the suit on 12 July 2010 on the

grounds that FBB had not set the utilisation fees in accordance with objectively

justifiable criteria. BFG has appealed the decision.

Because of the pending litigation between BFG and various airlines, there is a

risk that part of the utilisation fees levied by FBB as well will have to be reim-

bursed. In one case, the implementation of the Ground Handling Services Direc-

tive in German law is allegedly incorrect, while in another case the utilisation

fees were allegedly not set in accordance with objectively justifiable criteria. In

the first case, the Federal Court of Justice set aside the negative decision in the

previous instance and referred the case to a different Senate at the Superior

Court of Justice. In the opinion of the BGH, the Ground Handling Services Direc-

tive had been correctly implemented in German law. FBB has given reasonable

consideration to the risk by creating provisions.

B.6 Closure of Tegel

As has been decided by a consensus resolution, the opening of Berlin Branden-

burg Airport on 03 June 2012 will simultaneously result in the closure of Tegel

Airport. Both the revocation of the aviation law permit for Tegel Airport and

the discharge of the facilities and areas of Tegel Airport from the aviation law

zoning (cancellation of the planning approval) are definitive. BFG has submitted

application to the aviation authorities to revoke the operating permit for Tegel

Airport for the time period following the operational start-up of BER and to re-

lease the airport from the operating obligation. The current notice of revocation

provides for a revocation of the operating permit when six months have expired

following the functioning operational start-up of the extension of the future

runway to 3,600 metres and the construction of the new future runway at the

commercial airport BER with a minimum length of 4,000 metres.

Negotiations regarding the procedures for return of the property with the land

owners have commenced and are expected to be concluded shortly. The lease-

holds concluded between the Company and the State of Berlin or the federal

government provide for compensation based on market value if and when

the buildings and premises can continue to be used for other purposes. BFG

does not have any obligations to demolish buildings, facilities and traffic areas

upon the expiration of the heritable building right/leasing agreements. Upon

expiration of the heritable building right, BFG will receive compensation in the

amount of 50 per cent of the market value for the existing buildings, provided

that the structures can be utilised in accordance with a future planning permis-

sion designation of the land.


The leasing contract/heritable building right agreement with the federal govern-

ment provide that the provisions for the return will be regulated in a separate

agreement, which is now in final draft form.

B.7 Return of the property of the former Tempelhof Airport

Tempelhof Airport was closed on 31 October 2008. The owners of the property

of the former Tempelhof Airport had made the property available to BFG for

the operation of Tempelhof Airport pursuant to leases. These agreements were

a heritable building right agreement between BFG and the State of Berlin and

a utilisation agreement between BFG and the Federal Republic of Germany

(ownership rights now being exercised by the Federal Agency for Real Estate

Management which became the successor to the Federal Assets Management Of-

fice in 2005). After the cessation of aviation operations on 30 October 2008, BFG

returned the property of the former Tempelhof Airport to its owners, the Federal

Agency for Real Estate Management (BImA) and the State of Berlin.

BIM Berliner Immobilienmanagement GmbH (BIM) has been managing the

property since 31 October 2008 on behalf of the owners and represents them

exclusively in any and all matters related to the property. Suit was filed against

BFG on 31 October 2009. However, the plaintiff is not BIM, but the owners of the

property, the Federal Agency for Real Estate Management and the State of Berlin.

The suit is related to the handover of the property by BFG to the owners in Octo-

ber 2008. The suit seeks determination that BFG is obligated to compensate any

and all current and future damage or loss which has resulted or which results

in the future because BFG did not fulfil its obligations pursuant to the leases to

maintain and service the property and did not hand over the property in proper

condition.

BFG is of the opinion that the asserted claims have no basis and that the suit is

unfounded. BFG fulfilled its obligations pursuant to the leases at all times. In the

meantime, the plaintiffs have extended their suit to include Facility Manage-

ment Tempelhof GmbH (FMT). The plaintiff’s complaint concerns poor perfor-

mance of the contractual services by FMT during the management period in

2009.

During an oral hearing before the Berlin Regional Court, the Regional Court

indicated that it was of the opinion that BFG had returned the property in a con-

dition required by the contract and would presumably win the decision of any

litigation. The requirement was for the maintenance and return of the property

in a functional condition suitable for its age and in view of the purpose of the

lease (operation of a commercial airport). BFG fulfilled this requirement. The

court proposed a settlement to the parties; at this time, the parties are conduct-

ing settlement negotiations aimed at reaching mutual agreement on a solution.


B.8 Improvement of profitability

A basic pillar of the financing concept is the constant increase in the Company’s

profitability – at the current airports until June 2012 on the one hand and at

BER from June 2012 on the other. It has been possible in the last few years to

increase steadily the profitability of the operating business. If payment of the

interest on the outside capital is to be possible, the level of the current airports

must be maintained and further improvement must be achieved for BER under

the new general conditions. In view of these circumstances, costs and income at

the current airports and at BER are subjected to strict controlling.

One important aspect is the strict management of operating costs at BER. There

is careful monitoring to ensure that the operating concepts and the contractual

services (e.g. for servicing and maintenance) are in conformity with the require-

ments of the business plan on which the financing concept is based.

B.9 Air traffic tax

The air traffic tax at Schoenefeld Airport has led to the decline in passenger

numbers expected by FBB Group, confirming in this sense the planning as-

sumptions of FBB.

B.10 Marketing of the areas at Business Park Berlin

FBB is planning to sell the available plots at Business Park Berlin. FBB will inten-

sify its marketing activities and assumes that the marketing will continue to be

successful and the operational start-up of BER will stimulate demand.

B.11 Financing

The financial requirements of FBB in accordance with the long-term planning

are covered by the BER long-term financing, the leasing financing and the ILA

financing, and FBB has a solid foundation for its future development. The credit

lines also have adequate reserves to cover risks. From today’s viewpoint, no

further financing will be required for FBB in the coming years.

B.12 Financial instruments

Major financial instruments within the sense of Section 289 (2), no. 2 HGB (Ger-

man Commercial Code) existed in the Company in fiscal year 2011 in the form

of receivables and payables. Far and away the greatest part of the liabilities is

due to banks as a consequence of the BER long-term financing. The receivables

make up only a small portion of the balance sheet total. With the exception

of the BER long-term financing, the use of these financial instruments means


that the Company is vulnerable to the risks of payment flow fluctuations, price

changes, failures and liquidity to only a relatively small degree.

The interest for the long-term financing represents a major component of the

payment obligations of FBB. Since the interest expenses for the BER long-term

loans are determined on the basis of the variable 3-month Euribor, FBB is

vulnerable to substantial risks from payment flow fluctuations in the event of a

change in the interest level.

For this reason, the Company has secured its position in part against an increase

in interest rates and the subsequent rise in financing expenses with the aid of

interest swaps. The secured risk is the change in value of the interest payments

for the long-term borrowing resulting from changes in the 3-month Euribor

interest rates.

The security was obtained for only a part of the interest payments expected

from the FBB financing, however, so that the current low interest rates are in

part beneficial for FBB.

The securing of the interest swap by means of guarantees implicitly exposes FBB

to the risks of interest rate changes greater than the market value of the interest

swaps. The interest swaps have been restructured to eliminate this risk. The

security obligation will lapse on 15 March 2012.

The risk structure for FBB will change upon operational start-up of BER. The

construction and operational start-up risks will decline successively with the

opening of BER on 03 June 2012 and the operational risks of an airport will

become more significant. In view of this situation, FBB has reviewed its security

strategy and aligned it in accordance with the new operating requirements.

B.13 Course of BER project

The value of major parts of tangible assets is based on the assumption of the

successful realisation of BER. BER will begin operation on 03 June 2012. Service

packages are being completed in all of the partial projects, functional trials are

being conducted and equipment operation is starting on a continual basis to

ensure the success of the start-up. Acceptance processes (VOB acceptances and

official acceptances) have begun – acceptances have already successfully been

completed for partial performances. Acceptances of additional performances are

in preparation. These and other construction processes require strict control-

ling measures, but risks regarding compliance with cost and deadline schedules

cannot be excluded.

B.14 Appraisal of overall risk

The risk management system at FBB Group did not reveal any threats to the

Company’s existence for fiscal year 2011, whether from isolated risks or from ag-

gregate risks, nor are any risks to the Company’s existence discernible for 2012.


A Development of commercial operation

A.1 Aviation Management/transport development

Economic research institutes do not expect more than moderate economic

growth in Germany in the coming year. Still, the experts foresee Germany main-

taining its position as the development leader in the euro zone. For most of the

European neighbours, substantially weaker growth rates, in part even a shrink-

ing of the economy, are expected. Moreover, there are growing threats (includ-

ing the debt crisis of some of the countries in the euro zone, the development

of oil prices) which increase the difficult of making projections and may lead to

deviations.

The airport association ADV (Arbeitsgemeinschaft Deutscher Verkehrs-

flughäfen) predicts growth in the number of passengers by about 2 per cent at

German airports in its most recent forecast for 2012, based on the present signs.

The development of transport continues to be hampered by the air traffic tax

which has been applied since the beginning of 2011; it is resulted in the cur-

tailment of flights and a decline in demand, especially in domestic air travel

in Germany. Looking at the emissions trading, the inclusion of non-European

airlines as well, promised by politicians to ensure competitive equality, hardly

seems possible now. Emissions trading will almost certainly place substantial,

one-sided burdens on European airlines in comparison with their competitors

from the USA, Russia, China and the Middle East. The two large German airlines,

Lufthansa and airberlin, have announced significant reductions in their capac-

ity planning for 2012.

Through 2011, Tegel and Schoenefeld Airports played a special role in transport

development in Germany. After nine years of consistently better development

in aviation in the capital city region than for the country on the average, Schoe-

nefeld and Tegel Airports expect consolidation at a high level for 2012 – a more

cautious assessment than at the national level. Their reserved expectations are

based on new, higher aviation fees for the new Berlin Brandenburg Airport, on

the continuing negative effects of the air traffic tax and, last, but not least, on

the effects of the single location on competing routes which were previously

distributed between Schoenefeld and Tegel.

→ 04 Outlook and opportunities


2012 is a turning point in the aviation of the capital city region: the year marks

the transition from Schoenefeld and Tegel Airports to the new Berlin Branden-

burg Airport. A total of 23.5 million passengers are expected in 2012.

The activities of the two large airlines airberlin (expansion of hub, additional

long-haul routes, joining oneworld) and Lufthansa (stationing of additional air-

craft, largest single investment in the location) and of easyJet (additional destina-

tions) will have a positive effect in 2012: at the end of 2011, all three airlines made

clear announcements about the growth of their commitment, initially at Tegel

and Schoenefeld Airports, from 03 June 2012 at Berlin Brandenburg Airport.

One thing is clear: the availability of long-haul service in the capital city region

will continue to grow in 2012. Following the addition of the new long-haul

routes to Dubai, Miami and Mombasa (November 2010) and New York (May

2011), airberlin will begin flying to Abu Dhabi from January 2012 and to Los An-

geles from June 2012 as well. Simultaneously, airberlin will increase the frequen-

cy of their flights from Berlin to New York from four times a week to daily. This

is further evidence that the Berlin aviation market is no longer growing merely

in terms of quantity, but in terms of quality as well.

The number of commercial aircraft movements in 2012 will be slightly higher

than the values for 2010 (221,000) and 2011 (230,000). The number of passen-

gers, on the other hand, will presumably be slightly lower than the previous

year (2010: 22.3 million; 2011: 24.0 million).

A.2 Non Aviation Management

The Non Aviation contracts with the car park operators, the licence holder for

airport advertising, the mobile food services and the service machines at BER

which were still under negotiation were concluded in fiscal year 2011.

The development of the leased areas at BER in close consultation with the ten-

ants has begun and will be finalised in 2012 by the time the new airport opens.

The shop clerks for all of the facilities will be trained up to the time of the open-

ing so that uniform standards of service and quality are assured at Berlin Bran-

denburg Airport. The intensive support for the current tenants will continue so

that the good tenant performance is maintained and the possible service in the

customers’ eyes can be offered at the current airports.

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A.3 Real Estate Management

Owing to the positive market demand, a tender for a second hotel in Airport City

is planned for 2012, dependent on the planning modification procedure now in

progress.

The procedure to obtain planning permits for two commercial zones has been

initiated in cooperation with Schoenefeld municipality so the possible addi-

tional space requirements from companies and operations located right at the

airport can be met.

The planning concepts for the changes in use of the current airport at Schoe-

nefeld created in 2011 will be developed further and concretised in 2012; in

addition, measures for the acquisition of planning and construction permits

will be taken. These steps are intended to lay the groundwork for high-quality

and economically attractive subsequent use of the current Schoenefeld Airport

in line with urban planning and the integration of the protocol airport for the

German government.

The realisation of the second development phase for Business Park Berlin began

and was carried out in fiscal year 2011. All of the areas which have been sold

have now been developed.

B Commercial development

A significant increase in sales revenues is expected in 2012. These expectations

are based on the new BER Aviation fees and higher income from the business

fields Non Aviation and Real Estate.

The level of ongoing operational expenditures (excluding other taxes) for 2011

(€287.8 million) will also be significantly exceeded in 2012. This is essentially

a consequence of higher depreciation from the operational start-up of BER

facilities and higher other operating expenditures, especially expenditures in

advance of the BER opening, e.g. for trial operation, marketing measures and

public relations. Financing expenses will also continue to rise as a consequence

of the BER investment volume.

Overall, the rise in expenditures will be greater than in the increase in sales

revenues because of the operational start-up. This is why the year 2012, as

foreseen in the budget, will close with a net deficit for the year which is higher

in comparison with the result of fiscal year 2011; it will be in the lower range of

hundreds of millions. A virtually break-even result is budgeted for 2013.


C The new Berlin Brandenburg Airport

C.1 Major activities 2012

The key objective in the project BBI in 2012 is the completion of Berlin Bran-

denburg Airport based on the operational start-up date of 03 June 2012.

The majority of the contracts have been awarded for the project. They include

the contracts for the hangar aprons, the pavilions on the basis of the new EU

security regulations and the future ILA exhibition grounds (Taxiway B and

static display area). Only contracts for very minor services will be awarded in

2012. The investment volume for BER will amount to €467.3 million in 2012,

€173.3 million below the level of the previous year. This is ultimately because

the new Berlin Brandenburg Airport will go into operation in summer 2012.

The following milestones in construction will be reached in 2012:

• Completion of the detailed installations and detailed installation of the

technical building fixtures

• Completion of the furnishing services for the tenant interior furnishing in

retail/restaurants

• Commencement of the integration trial operation on 07 February 2012

• Remaining acceptances of the operation-specific buildings and commence-

ment of their use in Q1 2012

• Decorative work on the façades and roof of the pavilions in Q2 2012

• Completion and acceptance of the additional services on the private roads

(transport development Airport City) in Q1 2012

• Completion and acceptance of the cable network in Q1 2012

• Acceptance of the building for ground handling services in Q1 2012

• Performance of remaining work for hangar apron and taxiway systems and

routes in Q1 2012 and acceptance in Q2 2012

• Completion of the car parks, the car park in close proximity to the terminal

and of the hire car centre in Q1 2012 and acceptances in Q1 and Q2 2012

• Overall acceptance of the expansion of the movement areas after trial opera-

tion in Q2 2012

• Completion of the airberlin hangar in Q1 2012 and Lufthansa hangar in

Q2 2012

• Completion and acceptance of the open and green areas in Q2 2012


C.2 Outlook for Berlin Brandenburg Airport Willy Brandt

All systems in high gear up to the operational start-up

Trial operation using stand-ins began in February 2012: 10,000 people from

Berlin and Brandenburg are testing their new airport. More than 18,000 have

already registered their interest, and more can still sign up on the waiting list.

The new airport will be put through its paces in test runs until May 2012. The

transport of the first equipment and systems from the two locations Tegel and

Schoenefeld to the new airport for the capital region will begin in April 2012 –

the business of moving will become serious. A little over a week before opera-

tional start-up, the button will be pushed to start the Great Countdown: the

official opening ceremony for Berlin Brandenburg Airport will take place on

24 May 2012.

Farewell to Schoenefeld and Tegel

A chapter in Berlin’s aviation history will be closed on 02 June 2012: the two

current airports, Tegel and Schoenefeld, will cease operations. Tegel will be clos-

ing its doors 42 years after starting civil aviation while Schoenefeld will have

completed 66 years of service since its opening. The last flight from Tegel will be

operated by airberlin on the evening of 2 June; the last aircraft to take off from

Schoenefeld will be from Aeroflot.

03 June 2012: Berlin Brandenburg Airport takes off

The first flights from BER have been scheduled: early in the morning on 3 June,

an airberlin and a Lufthansa plane will take off simultaneously and parallel to

each other on the North and South Runways of the new airport.

But before the aircraft rise into the air, a logistics challenge is waiting in the

night from 2 to 3 June 2012: the great move from the current airports Tegel and

Schoenefeld to Berlin Brandenburg Airport. The great challenge will be the ne-

cessity to transport mobile equipment, vehicles and systems from the two cur-

rent airports to the new airport overnight. Flights will be taking off and landing

at Tegel and Schoenefeld until the late evening on 2 June, and Berlin Branden-

burg Airport must be ready for operation early in the morning on 3 June.

Schoenefeld, 01 March 2012

Prof Dr Rainer Schwarz Dr Manfred A. Körtgen

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Auditor’s Opinion

We have audited the consolidated annual accounts – com-

prising balance sheet, income statement, notes, cash flow

statement and analysis of shareholders’ equity movement

– and the consolidated management report prepared by

Flughafen Berlin Brandenburg GmbH (formerly Flughafen

Berlin-Schoenefeld GmbH), Schoenefeld, for the fiscal year

from 1 January to 31 December 2011. According to German

commercial law, the preparation of the consolidated an-

nual accounts and the consolidated management report is

the responsibility of the company’s management. It is our

responsibility to form an independent opinion, based on

our audit, of those consolidated annual accounts and of the

consolidated management report.

We conducted our audit in accordance with Section 317 HGB,

taking into consideration the German standards of auditing

issued by the Institut der Wirtschaftsprüfer (IDW). These

standards require that we plan and perform the audit to

obtain reasonable assurance that any errors and irregulari-

ties which would materially affect the representation of

the assets, liabilities, financial position and profit and loss

shown in the consolidated annual accounts with due regard

to with generally accepted accounting standards and in the

consolidated management report would be recognized. In

determining the audit actions, we gave consideration to our

knowledge of the business activities and the economic and

legal environment of the Group as well as to our expecta-

tions of possible errors. The scope of the audit also includes,

primarily on a test basis, an assessment of the effectiveness

of the internal controlling system related to the accounting

as well as of the evidence for the amounts and disclosures

in the consolidated annual accounts and consolidated man-

agement report. The audit includes assessing the annual

accounts for the companies included in the consolidated

annual accounts, the definition of the companies included

in the consolidation, the accounting and consolidation

methods used and the significant estimates made by the

management as well as evaluating the overall presentation

of the consolidated annual accounts and the consolidated

management report. We believe that our audit provides an

adequately assured basis for our opinion.

Our audit did not reveal any reasons for objection.

In our opinion, based on our findings during the audit, the

consolidated annual accounts are in conformity with legal

statutes and, with due regard to the generally accepted ac-

counting principles, give a true and fair view of the Compa-

ny’s assets, liabilities, financial position and profit and loss.

The consolidated management report is consistent with the

consolidated annual accounts, gives overall a true and fair

view of the Group’s position and accurately describes the

opportunities and risks of future developments.

Berlin, 01 March 2012

PricewaterhouseCoopers, Aktiengesellschaft, Wirtschaftsprüfungsgesellschaft

Wolfgang Wagner, Auditor

Harald Hermann, Auditor


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Last revised March 2012

Berlin Brandenburg Airport

Time axis

Trial operation

November 2011 – May 2012

Opening 03 June 2012

Area 1,470 hectares

Capacity

Start-up capacity

Max. 27 million passengers

Expansion stages

Max. 45 million passengers

Terminal

Gross floor area

280,000 square metres

Roof area 49,000 square metres

Length 220 metres

Width 180 metres

Height 32 metres

Main Pier

Length 715 metres

Passenger bridges 16

South Pier

Length 350 metres

Passenger bridges 9

North Pier

Length 350 metres

Walk boarding positions 12

Runways

North runway 3,600 metres

South runway 4,000 metres

Lateral separation 1,900 metres

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